La Grande evening observer., December 09, 1908, Image 1

7lEn. N LACRANPE. TOTOH COTOTT. OBKGOS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER , IW . ' NCMBER 59.
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fllRECTDRATE OF
.xnnrxTV WILL, BE
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ELECTED TO CASIIIERSHir.
Nine Prominent Men of the. City Clio.
.' tlio Affair of the I'llll-
ni 10 t
' ed Stutes National Bank Stock
holders Adjourn and Directors Meet
K. West to conceded tlio Next
President.
The Directors.
4 William Miller, N. K. Went,
r T. Bacon, E.-P.. Staple, A.
. m xiiii j. L. Caviness. H. E.
.. ..iuo Frank Conley and T.
4 t,IIUIUBul - .
J. Scroggln.
Thus stands the roster of the direc
torate of the United States National
bank, Incorporated with a capital
stock of $100,000. Stockholders In
the proposed bank met In the direc
tor's room of the Eastern Oregon
Trust & Savings bank this afternoon.
Following the choice of directors, that
body retired and selected the officers
of the bank.
The stockholders met shortly after
2 o'clock, but did not cast the first
ballot until after 3 o'clock.
Scroggln for Cashier.
It was nearly 4 o'clock before the
new directors went Into the first
executive session. "All officers of the
new bank Institution must be elected
from the' directorate, and the - onfy
matter Of speculation Is, who will wear
the president's honor. N. K. West Is
prominently rumored as the man for
the place, while William Miller Is
thought by some fo be slated for the
place. At any rate. T. J. Scroggln Is
As good as chosen cashier, as he Is
the only one of the nine who has had
the practical experience In banking
HEW BANK FIXED
NOW
&1()()nn HniVfav Stock
The Grandest Display of Christmas Goods
ever in the city. We will not go into detail
as to what all we carry but you will find
Fancy Goods, Toys, Dishes and
Wearing Apparel
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By buying early you will save those worri
some days jus before Christmas then you
will save the pleasures of the occasion, also
buying is easy when our stock is
tp"s pjRm pRnniSE mi wm ,ulu - ? huw mi iu
PORTLAND ACTOIt SHOT
IN UOOM WITH WOMAN.
Not let Dead, But l fatally WotinJ-
ed Adinlu of ImiroM.'r Relation
With a Woman.
Bakersfleld, Cal., Dec. 9. Hovering
between life and death, Adrian Von
Plank, a Portland actor, today made
an ante-mortem statement admitting
Improper relations with the wife of
Newton Blacker, a teamster, who shot
him last night after finding the wti'e
In a hotel room with the actor. The
woman savs the relations were not
Improper and that her husband's sus
picions were unfounded.
JUVENILE COURT IS
BUS WITHiSMALL LADS
NORDEN BOY IS NEW
V
. FACE BEFORE JUDGE
Stull Boy Will Receive Final Hearing
Tomorrow Ira Newman Is the
Third Youth Implicated Nordcn
Boy Has Sad Story to Tell the Judge
Is Under Sixteen.
Judge Henry, as Judge of the Juve
nlle court, to being kept busy the past
few days. This morning he had three
cases on his docket. The Stull boy is
again up before him, and will come
up for final hearing tomorrow with
his partner In crime, Edwin Mordtn.
Norden war arraigned this morning
i V.intiM anilltv tn stenlinr sacks.
bicycles, coal, and of stretching a
chain across the sidewalk and t....v-
by causing various pedestrians fMl
and bring about numerous black u..u
blue spots upon their anatomy. The
Stull boy has been before the court
before and Is known as anything but
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y car
La Grande, Oregon.
WILL MATERIAUZE
CANNON AND TAFT HOLD
SECRET CONFERENCE TODAY.
Though Neither of the Two Men Dis-
close Subject, It to Believed, to He
Tariff Rev tolon Taft Openly Avow
That Party Promtoes Will Material
ize No Hitch and Cannon to of the
Kunie Opinion Rivers and Harbors
Congress Instructive, -
Washington, Dec. 19. President
elect Taft and Joseph Cannon con
ferred for an hour and a half this
morning. Both agreed not to divulge
the subject discussed. It Is believed
It was the tariff.' Taft announced the
revision of the tariff laws will be
thorough and that the party's prom
ises rerardins- the Question -will be
kept.
Cannon Is reported to hold similar
views on the tariff. It Is believed no
controversy has occurred between
them. Another conference will bi
held tomorrow afternoon at the home
nf Renresentatlve Longworth, With
members of the ways and means com
mlttee. having the tariff revision mat
ter under consideration. A statement
will be given the public later.
The Governors' Congress.
Vice-President Fairbanks today ad
dressed the Rivers and Harbors con
gress. He said as work of a national
character should" be done under na
tional authority, that a large share
of the rfmount to be expended should
be raised by a bond Issue. Ambassa
dor Bryan of England, also spoke. He
aid the canal aids the railroads, and
v!" not compete with them.
P--vrentatlve John. E. Ransdall of
L.LTji.-:ar.a. president of the congress,
called attention to the fact that al
though not a single voice was heard
against the rivers and harbors bill last
session, the bill did not pass.
complete.
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REPORT
PRELIMINARY SURVEY
NEAR MT. GLENN TODAY
Elated to a Degre Never Before Evi
dent, Committee Seeking Sulwcrip-
tlona to Irrigation, Rests Whllo the
Pcucli Funeral U on Acreage Sub
scribed Grows iJirge Route of the
fsnal Is Uurh and Over Drains
Thousand of Acres.
Excellent success has marked the
efforts of the Commercial club solicit
ing committee to secure subscriptions
In land to , the Irrigation proje-ct.
Since Monday a large per cent of the
committee of nine have been devoting
themselves to the task at hand, and to
day they declare that success has ben
the fruit of their labor. They have
called on a large number of farmerc,
and have succeeded In Interesting
them to the extent of 10. 20, and even
100 acres each.
Funeral Causes Rest.
Today the committee Is not workl vg
for the reason that the Peach funeral
attracted so many of the farmers from
the territory where the committee h-
working. ' The first two days work
have been eo successful that evciy
member of the committee Is highly
elated today. There Is no longer any
logical room, for doubt that the re
quired acreage will be subscribe
within a month.
Near Mt. Glenn Today. .
The preliminary Burvey of the Ilm
of the caftal for the big Irrlgatlor
scheme, will be In sight of Mount
Glenn this evening. Last evening
when darkness overtook the engineer
and his corps, Al Good's farm hac
been reached and It has already ben
demonstrated that the canal will b
suffilcently high to Irrigate every foot
of land In the valley to the east of it
were suffllcent water brought down
the channel to cover the thousands
and thousands of acres that lie ,be
neath the canal route. The engineers
nroKress about two miles dally, estab
lishing the grade and taking flel
notes.
The effort of the engineer Is to hue
the foothills as closely as possible to
iflve as great lower acreage as possl
ble. The canal will run much higher
than had even been hoped for. based
on ludements of eye alone, and not on
-! fia-iiroa. The route will
sweep out over Sandrldge with a great
acreage on eiiiiui iu ui n.
Damage Suit Against Herald.
Paris ' Dec. 9. Tomorrow has been
set for the hearing of the case of MM.
Andre Messager and U Brouspn
against M. Pierre Veber. the dramatic
critic, and the New York Herald com
pany. The complainants ask for $10.
000 damages on account of an article
written by Veber and published In the
Paris edition of the New York Her
ald.
Telephone Girls Vaclnatcd.
San Francisco, Dec. 9. A force of
doetors are engaged In applying vac
cine points to the arms of several tel
ephone girls. All of them were not
vaccinated on the arms, for many ot
them are limping slightly today. The
order to vaccinate was Issued by the
board of health after It had been dls-
nnvered that Miss Ida Pankow, an
operator on the West exchange, had
smallpox. ,
INJURED BY BOMB.
Blmk Hand In New ora wr .s
Tenement and Injures Tweet. v.
New York. Dec. 9. -..r.'.y are In
jured today as the r -it of the ex
plosion of a bomb which wrecked a
five-story tenement. The bomb was
dropped by a Black Han.d agent from
the roof of an adjoining building. Five
victims wre taken to the hospital tn
.....i .ji,un Tt i reported the
critical iwui"""'
members of the Black Hand are angry.
berane cer' In families revea
contribute n.jney to the society.
FAMOUS MULE DIED OF
BRIGirrs DISEASE, IT IS SAID.
Mule 'Maod cf Ale National
Fame, Dies In Nevada's IX-wert of
Human Ailment.
Reno. Nev., Dec. . "Scotty's" fa
mous mule "Maud," la dead on the
desert 60 miles from Wlnnamucca, a
victim of wine and rich food. Phy
sician's diagnosed "Maud's", ailment
ns Brlght's disease, duo to high living.
Ever since Scotty took his mule east
on the famous train over the Santa
Fe, when he fed her champaign from
a bucket, the animal has not been the
same. Scotty and his mule went In
search of a new mine last week. Maua
died, stranding her master In the sage
brush, 40 miles from . the nearvst
spring.
MORE FULL PAYMENTS
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SECOND INSTANCE WHERE
STOCKHOLDER IS MAGNANIMO
H. B. Smith of Taconia, Contributes
$1000 on Assessment Levied on F.
& T. N. Bonk Stockholders Mrs
Dice Makes Part Payment-Tiie
Spirit Commendable.
Another liberal 11000 payment on
the assessment levied on the stock
holders In the suspended Fanners &
Traders' National bank, and part pay
nent of a smaller denomination today
'attened the' assessment fund of Re
celver NIedner's account. Again, as
In the first payment made, the payee
Jemonstrates a commendable liberal
ty. Whenthe Salem attorney paid
an assessment In full somo time ago,
he did It when there was room' for
luubt that the banking laws' Could
orce him to It. He paid the assess
ment from a sense of duty only. But
today his actions were duplicated by
X B. Smith of Taeoma, who had con
tracted with J. W. Scriber for the sale
if the stock, but never had his name
(trlcken from the books.
Ho paid the assessment In full.-elght
days before the time limit has ex
pired. With the check he sent a per
sonal note to Mr. NIedner, which has
brought forth the following reply that
-(fleets the gratitude of the receiver
or such liberality:
La Grande, Ore., Dec. 9, 1908.
Mr. H. B. Smith, ;
Tacoma Washington.
Dear Sir and Friend: .
it elves me exceptional pleasure to
acknowledge receipt of your esteemed
favor of the 7th Inst., enclosing your
check for $1,000, In full payment of a
100 per cent assessment on ten shares
of stock of the Farmers & Traders
National bank, of La Grande. Oro.,
.landing in your name on the books
of the bank. Your liberality In pay-
Important
irnnilnimd on Daae 8
af a time when such saving is apt to be W
Second: You find an unusual assortment oi those
qoods which make practical, sensible gilts. Third.
You get quality. Whateves it is, large or small, it is
worthy and contains real value lor every cent of cost.
Fine Perfumes, Imported and Domestic, m packr
ages of all sizes and in bulk. Toilet articles. Brushes,
Mirrors. Combs, etc. singly and in ombinations.
latest goods direct from the maker. Pocket Books
and Purses infancy leathers especially suited for gift
purposes. Better see first whether we have not what
will answer best. If so you can buy yourself a gift
with what you save.
Newlin
Sj: La Grande, Ore. ' I
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RETIRE TONIGHT
LONGEST AND GREATEST
TRIAL YET ON RECORD.
Fifteen Weeks and Three Days Sln?
Trial Started Has Ramified Fre
quently to Prosecute Side Issues
Prosecution Demniuto Verdk-t " of
Guilty In lce of Ruof's Recent
Confession Is Free With Inslnua
Uons of Jury Bribing.
San Francisco, Dec. . The fata of
Abe Ruef will be placed in the hands
of the Jurors tonight, after one of ths
longest and most sensational trials on
record. From the time of the first
preliminary move made, 15 weeks and
three days have elapsed. r
"It to the height of ridiculousness
for us to b here two months trying
this man who confessed, going through
complicated trial to determine
whether he la guilty when he admitted
his guilt. Are you prepared. In the
face of this confession, to declare him
Innocent?" If you are, by the living
God, we know the reason why!"
shouted Prosecutor Hiram Johnson
In the closing argument. He minced
no words and dwelt upon the attempt
to bribe the Jury. Johnson delivered
the address instead of Prosecutor He
ney. - . ' r : ' VV.
. . A Review of Uw Case. 1
Out of the trial sprang many lm-,
portant dramatic Issues. ; Two Ruef
attorneys, Frank Murphy and A.' W. (
Newburgh were Jointly Indicted for at
tempting to bribe a prospective Juror
o mt, tnr ftrnulttal of Ruef. B.
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A. Balke, a former contractor, who
testified he was an agent of Murpny
and Newburgh, was tried and convict
ed. He confessed his share In the plot
to the district attorney.
Following the custom of former
trials, not a single witness was placed
on the stand by the defense. At a
time when public Interest was waning,
Morris Haas, a rejected prospective
Juror, attempted to assassinate Spe
cial District Attorney Francis J. Ho
ney, and then committed suicide. A
week ago Chief of Police Blggy was
lost oVerboard from the police launch,
and his body Is yet missing.
Shortly after the "'Henry shooting,
Alexander Lathan, Ruef 's former
chauffeur, was sought by the prose
cution since the trolley Indictments,
and was captured in Portland, Om
brought back ,to San Francisco, where
he was Indicted on a charge of brlb-,
ery. The trial Just closed was on an
indictment charging Ruef with offer
ing a' bribe to former Supervisor Fu
rey. Nearly 2000 veniremen were ex
amined. The Jury was In custody 11
weeks. Three million words are m
the transcript, not Including prelim
inary hearing and other records In
troduced. If convicted, Ruef will re
ceive a sentence of not less than one
year nor more than 10.
Holiday Facts
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