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LA GRANDE, UNION OOCNTT. OREGON. SiATURDAYi DECEMBER 5, 108.
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VOLUME fin.
EHCINEERSTARTS
SURVEY MONDAY
TO DESCRIBE SAXDRIDGE
! ROUTE FIRST OF ALL.
With a Crew of Men. Pk-kler Starts
Preliminary Survey Monday Morn
Ins Will Ascertain Valuable Data
la Connection With Proposed Ditch
May Go Back to -Starting Point
and Establish Eastern Branch of
, Big Ditch W ill Hurry.
Monday morning Civil Engineer L.
A. Pickler commences the running of
preliminary surveys for the route of
the big Irrigation aitcn mat in the
near future will be an assured fact
With a crew of three assistants, he
commences at the Oro Dell dam and
will work his way northward, estab
lishing the future route of the big
ditch, and heading toward the Sand
rldge. ' Within a week or so he will
be able to announce Just whose prop
erty Is to be adjacent to or cut by the
tig ditch. The work will be watched
with 'extreme Interest by every friend
of irrigation. When he Is through,
the exact path of the principal ditch
will have been ascertained.
May Describe Another Route.
It Is possible that when he has
completed that survey, he will go back
to Oro Dell and describe the course of
the other main ditch that is to run
through west La Grande and out on
the valuable land east of La Grande.
' It Is not decided that this route will be
established at this time,
The engineer's report will be an ex
haustive one, showing in detail the
length and exact direction, as well as
the owner of every foot of land
through whlch .lt Is to pass. By hav
ing this done, while tne soliciting com
mittee is exerting every effort to land
the last 10,000 acres, the Commercial
club -will reduce the time Immensely
when they call a meeting of all sub
scribers and proceed with the final or
Our Full Line of New Dolls,
Toys and novelty Xinas goods
Will be on Display Tomorrow
mm--.store
"Satisfaction or Your Money Back"
ganization of the corporation which
Is to operate the project when It is
finished. '
ENGLISH LORD DISAPPEARS.
Spokane Girt la Anxiety "" Oil
band's Disappearance.-.
Hus
Chicago, Dec. 5. Mystery surrounds
the disappearance frem the Auditori
um hotel of a man giving his name
as Lord Herbert Russell of Bridge
port, England, whose wife is said to
be a former society girl of Spokane.
She sent a letter to the local police
saying her husband carried, much
money when he disappeared. Russell
Is in America, looking after invest
ments of Englishmen. His wife , has
returned to Spokane fearing the pub
licity. REAR ADMIRAL CQGHLAN
DIES WITHOUT WARNING
WAS COMPOSER OF THE BAL- ,
LAD, HOCH, I) Ell KAISER."
near Admiral Coghlan Received Ad
vancement in Naval Circles Rapidly
Held Many route of Importance
Served In Civil War as an Ensign
Death Sudden.
New York, Dec. 6. Rear Admiral
Joseph B. Coghlan, retired, died sud
denly of heart disease at his home in
New Rochelle, New York, today.
Coghlan was born In Frankfort,
Ky., in 1844. He graduated from
the United States naval academy in
1S63, and served in the civil war as
ensign. "In 1S68, he was promoted'to
lieutenant commander and attached
to a training snip at Portsmouth.'
His rise was rapid. He was c' . ""
to rear admiral In 1902 and ro
und in command of the NortU ,
tic fleet for two years. ' 1
Hear Admiral Coghlan won national
fame when he composed and recited
at a banquet, a ballad entitled "Hoch
dt-r Kaiser." "..-'
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APPLE CROP fS
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PRICES RANGE BETWEEN 80
AND 90 CENTS PER BOX.
Ono, Firm Has Shipped 88 Carloads
Thus Far Estimated Fruit "Crop
WiU Bring $168,000 to the Count)'
Few Realize Extent of tbo Fruit
Business la Tlds Valley Packing
Often Done to Protect the Iiidlvld
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ual Apple.
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The apple crop of Grande Ronde
valley Is moving rapidly this year.
Shippers are paving no difficulty In
securing cars and the packing crews
in the county fruit centers are busy
packing and boxing - Grande Ronde
beauties. Some shippers are wrapping
each apple in papr.
The prices range between 80 and 90
cents per box. which is better at this
time than $1 a box two or three
months later. ..'...'
An Observer representative visited
the warehouse of the Ramsey-Oldenburg
company today, where they arc
receiving and shipping. This firm so
far this season has shipped 36 cars
and In one corner of the warehouse
they now have 7000 boxes ready for
the packers. All of these . will be
wrapped In paper " which Insures
prime stock upon arrival at destina
tion, wherever that may be. '
A number of growers have pooled
their Interests and have sold to vari
ous buyers. Most of the May Park
growers have disposed of their stock,
receiving 90 cents for their pack,
La Grande is becoming so accus
tomed to look upon fine young grow-
In orchards and read about carload. been concurred In by grocers and
-lents year after ' year, that It J deaers everywhere In the county, and
-s does not appreciate the ex- they w, make displays In stores and
fruit Industry occupies com- wndows during the coming week and
menially. In apples alone this year Jt ,9 believed that every one Interested
Union county will ship out no less ,n elther gr0wlng or eating apples
than 350 carloads which, estimating wn observe tne period In fitting rec
at the minimum 600 boxes to the ,ognUtcm of ne industry,
cat means 210,000 boxes, and at the j According to experts, radical chang
lowe'st present prevailing price of 80 aro npcelsary m the culture of ap
cents means $168,000. It is a very plea on tnla contin,nt. Thero must be
conservative cstimute that places the DflUPrment of the general conditions
entire fruit values of the county at of the commercial orchards, else the
ypythlng lens than a quarter of a mil- Unlte(j states and Canada will he
lion dollars and each year will sue foreo(1 jn a jew yoars to import apples
this amount greatly exceeded. . j instead of exporting them. Just how
The Industry Is reaching that roint j ,mportant tnIa H may be gathered
where it must have a-cannery to pro-j from tne Btatement 'that If It had not
vide a market for the stock that can- been for tne enormoug CropS in the
k hi. hfnm.H oof Oni- 1,irtiirry nl- ' - . ' : ,,,.,., ...
ways brings on another,' The by-pro-
ducts of the cannery would make
small vinegar factory profitable.- A,
targe vinegar factory- would- thrive
here on Its own merits. The pure food ,
law now in force makes it possible for
vlnesrar factories to pay dividend
Mncgr wiuiua
Mon otnerwiso it jiinipn'ic w
--pete with acid and adulterated
products.
Washington, Dec. 5.-
lain and senator-to-be.
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senator, but I am for the people ruling, and want you to be senator."
In these words President Roosevelt settled all doubts as to his
attitude toward the Oregon senatorial content.
The president conferred wlvh Governor Chamberlain In the exec-
utive office when the latter, J. X.
Leo Chamberlain called to keep nn appointment. '
"I am delighted to meet you," said the president to' Miss Cham
berlain. "Your father hit me a few licks from time to time, but h
Is a mighty good fellow."
The room was crowded at the time. Senators Lodge, Curt-r. "..'ar
ren and Cummlngs and others being near. The president svVcc loud
i M.miiv ni-rrriTi trt have his views known to all ihln hcar-
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Ine The whole Oregon situation
Will Take Peculiar Evidence. j
Seattle, Dec. 5. The Bar assocla-,
n-,- nmlniitu nrhirh 1 invpstleatlnr .
the Root-Gordon scandal, will meet
next week In Olympla,' where, it is
understood, they will have as witnesses
SHOW
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ROOSEVELT LOOKS WITH
PLEASURE ON COMING EVENT.
Radical Changes Are Required In Ap-
pie Culture When National Apple
Show Convenes In Spokane, Vastly
Important Lessons Will He Taught
Show to Be One of the Great
i Event In the Nation's Industrial
Exhibitions.
Spokane, Wash., Dec. 5. Baked ap
pies, apple pie, apple dumpling, ap
pie butter and other delectable dishes
which do more than anything else to
Keep the boy on the farm will be
served by pretty girls to all who at
tend the National Apple show In Spo
kane next week. Practically all of the
exhibits are now Installed and all Is in
readiness for the formal opening of
the big and unique Bhow on Monday.
' The leading horticultural experts of
America, acting as Judges, will award
premiums amounting to $35,000 to
the growers of the best commercial
apples entered In the numerous com
petitions, which are open to the
world. '
' President Roosevelt is enthusiastic
In his Indorsement of the national ap
ple show, as are the heads of the agri
cultural departments of the United
States, Canada and various countries
in Europe, and it is also approved by
the leading state and provincial hor
ticultural growers' and shippers' as
sociations of North America and in
pwtHlcnWy every district in w.hlch ap
ples are grown. So popular has the
movement become that "apple week In
America,", officially designated, has
fcrn states tn)s yettP nn appl0 famine
wmllj lmve resulted.
Manv of lne middle western and
eaflt(,rn states reported small yields
'th,8 Mm dw to failures in numer-
0UB instances, but generally because
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of pests. Orchards have been wg-,
and. in scores of places the
I trees have been permitted to die be-
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DECLARES HE WAHTS
N AS II. S.. SE1TI
"I am gla-l to meet you, Governor Chambor
I would have preferred to eee a republican
Teal of Portland, and Miss Carrie
had been laid before the president.
members of the supreme court, who
have been shown documents in the
Harris - Great Northern case. In the
absence Vf the documents this evi
dence as ttstimony of the supreme
Judges, wili be material
cause of lack of even ordinary atten
tion, while, again, in others the grow
ers did not know how to combat In
sects. and tree diseases.
Those familiar with the apple In
dustry state that in 1898 the . total
produv, of tbe, crop of the country
was 8, 070, 000 barrels or 177.(75,000
bushels. Since then . hundreds of
thousands of acres have been added
and methods of fruitgrowing have Im
proved, yet the government reports
show that the aggregate crop In all
the states of the union was not more
than 25,000,000 barrels or 2, 500, 000
bushels in 1908. The necessity for
greater efforts and for the eliminat
ing of half-henrtedness In this Import
ant Industry Is apparent, declare the
experts, who hope that the coming
week will inaugurate a new era in the
apple Industry. i
NIGHT OF CAROUSAL ;
ENDS IN SUDDEN DEATH
5IYSTERIOCS VOICE ON ;
'PHONE ADVISES PROBING.
San Franclrtoo Young Millionaire Dies
and Tltrows Scandal to the Wind
Valcncle Woman Claims She Lived
Life of Shame With Voung Sport
Dig Suit.
San Francisco, Dec. 5. Authorities
are Investigating the sudden death of
David J. Balrd, a young millionaire,'
whose estate is claimed by a woman
known as "Dodle" Vftlencle, who is
reported l'(ved with Balrd and bore
him a eon.
Following a carousal at . beach re
sorts t.'sp night preceding his death at
his home, rumors of foul play were
brought to the attention of the author
ities., A mysterious voice over the
telephone advised that Baird's stom
ach be examined. The 'organ was
turned over to the city chemist
The filing, by the ValenCle woman
of a petition for the latter's guardian
ship over the child, Is paving the way
for a bitter fight over the million dol
lar estate left by Balrd.
San Francisco, Dec. 5. Upon com
pletion Of the examination of Baird's.
stomach today, Chomlst . Green an
nounced that he was unable to flnj
nnythliig of a suspicious nature.'. His
condition, w as normal. However, the
coroner Is not satisfied that death wus
natural.
ArkniiMiM.lllvcr, Meet In. !
Little Rock, Ark., Dec. G. In order
that its claims may be prnoerlv ore-1-
sf-nted at the meeting of the National;
Rivers and Harbors congress. In Wash
ington next week, the Arkansas River
commission held a convention here to
day. Representatives of all the com
mercial bodies In the cities Interested
attended the session. The Arkansas
river. It Is claimed, could easily be
rendered navigable from Its mouth to
Miink'ogee, OUla., and it Is believed
that this would result In great saving?
to, the shippers 'of central Arkansas
and Oklahoma.
It nnsrht not to surprise' any one to
u.hI of the foot arid mouth disease
duli-ng the footbnll season.
: TOE .WAY OF CURING PMJ
First: Drug it away; Second: Coax it away by the appli
cation of heat. Heat relieves almost any pain, a d when it
will answer it is the better remedy. Every home should
contain a .
HOT WATER BOTTLE
Heat can then be applied anywhere, at any time and In the
most effective manner. If the bottle be wrapped in a wool
en cloth it 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 quality of Para Rubber, will lost for years and cos
but little
Newlin Drug Co.
La Grande, Ore.
SEATTLE MIS III
FATAL CmilSIDI!
WILD PANIC ENSUES
AFTER CRASH COMES,
Women Trample on Each Other la
Reaching Places of Safety Two
Rapidly Moving Street Cars, Laden
With Laborers, Crash Into Each
Other Fatally Injured Dug From
the Wreckage Heavy Fog and MIs-
construed Block Signal.
Seattle, Dec. 6. A motorman waa
fatally injured and a score of passen
gers painfully injured early today In
a collision of two heavily loaded
street cars, on Lake and Edgar streets.
Passengers with broken legs and arms
were lying In the streets awaiting am
bulances. . Not a single passenger on -the
Incoming car escaped Injury.
Both cars were running at .full
speed In a' dense tog.
The fatally injured are Motorman
Qua Olson, Charles Boiling and John
Elandel whose legs were broken. The
motorman was dug from the wreckage-.1 .
Wild rank Follows. - V"v'
- A wild panic followed the- collision. '
Women fainted and were trampled
upon by others In "reaching places of
safety. The cars were partially de
molished. A dozen are seriously Injured and 49
slightly. . : A misunderstanding of the
block signal Is supposed to be tho
cause. The outbound car was loaded ;
with, workmen on their Way ' the .
f al groutiu,' ' aW 'the incoming' car
was crowded with people going " to
work. '' . .'" -'..' ' . ' i;.
The accident occurred on a straight
track', on a slight grade. The Impact
was terrific. The front vestibule of
both cars were telescoped like egg
shells. Seevral seats were torn from
Jhelr fastenings., A -helpless, load of .
humanity was pitched forward - In
heaps. Several were cut by flying
glass. The outbound car carried 76.
passengers and the other 120.
TROU1LE OVER SinpMENTS.
Chicago the Sent of Iillter War Over
Western Fruit Milpnicnts.
Chicago, Dec. 5. A bitter fight Is
being waged today between the trans
continental . caiTliM'K and h Trunk
Line Freight association, over . tho
change proposed by the association in
the method of delivering to-California
and western fruits to eastorn consum
mer Tho transcontinental roads de
clared to accede to the demand of the
association that original bills of lading;
be forwarded to . points where .'the
goods ore delivered. Where .the ship
ments are diverted from contracting
shippers to" the ' purchasers, it would
mean a diminution of coast shipments
of citrus fruits. Shippers hitherto
consigned shipments to themselves
when sold, to 1ever It to the. pur
chaser without presenting the original
1.111 of hiding.
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