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volume vra. LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON,. MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1908. NUMBER el. u J SCRIBER FACES ACCUSATEOH OF UTEST SCUiiL' if EOVEIIMElT -LUND FRAUD CASES - T A Ms Pulled Off In Umatilla Heppner Counties, It is Said and SCRIBERS F IRSTSIN DISTRICT ATTORNEY M'COURT FILES A SUIT IX EQUITY. Former Cashier of Defunct Farmers & Traders' National Bank Accuse of Complicity In Land Fraud Deals Name linked With That of A. B. Thomson First Alleged Forgery Is Done In Connection With Tills Land Deal Want Talents Cancelled. Portland, Dec. 28. Another al leged scheme to defraud the govern ment out qf 7000 acres In timber land has Just come,to light by a suit In equity to cancel patents to lands In (Continued . on- page ,(.) . mi ow ' Big i Cleanup Sale commen cing Jmo4 "BOB" TAI KS BACK CRITICIZES NAVY ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT ON GUN ACTION Retired Sea Dog Finds Fault With , ;''?tkn. cf Navy DnutrtntMit la Willi-' drawing 13-lncli Gun, Washington, Dec. 27. An article by Rear Admtral Evans, criticizing the ordnance department for abandoning the 13-lnch gun, which .appeared in an eastern magazine, has caused con siderable stir In the navy department and Whjte House. . Evans takes ex ception to the substitution by the navy department of the 12-Inch for U-Inch gun, used at Santiago during the war. lie says the shell carried by the 13-lnch gun Is better than that carried by the 12-lnch,. for the reason It carries 80 pounds of explosives and the 12-lnch carries but 40. : Ordnance experts recommended that the 12-lnch gun be retained, its length to be Increased five feet. They say for long range shooting the 12 Inch shell, being lighter, flew more ac curately and effectively than the larger projectile." . PITTSBURG COUNCIL SCANDAL BROADENED BY HEW CHARGES Pittsburg, Dec. 27. That former Councilman W. A. Martin continued to receive his share of graft from the . Contlnued on pace ., 4B NETI OUST GRAFTER CITIES III ' ' ,.,...;;.'.; . ' PALLING, IT IS FEARED. Elsht Districts in Italy Laid Waste by Scries of Earthquakes Convicts Break Out of Prison and, Prey on Vk tlnis CasuuItlcH Suid to Bo Very Heavy In Many Districts Loss of Life Feared Enormous, Though No Estimation U Made. Rome, Dec. 28. Eight districts in the province of Cantanzare, southern Calabria, were laid waste and proba bly a dozen towns destroyed by a ser ies of earthquakes. The loss of life is probably very heavy. Convict Escape. It is feared the death list will be appalling. Prisons were broken open during the excitement and the convicts are preying on the victims of the 'quake, the casualties are eald to be heavy at Centrache, Ollvadi, San Vete, Pomerane, Nietree, Trepea. Troops have been dispatched to the districts. '..' Deaths at Monteleene Heavy. The deaths at Monteleene are also said to be many. That town was al most entirely destroyed by a quake in 1905. Indiana Monument. ' VIcksburg, MIps.,' Dec. 28. Clover nor Hanly of Indiana, and members of the Indiana Monument commission are expected here tomorrow to dedi cate the monument t re ted at the VIcksburg battlefield to commemorate j the valor of -the soldier.: of the Hoosl: W9k SA i X t btiji 0 CEBIT IN WHITE HOUSE DAUGHTER ENTERS SOCIETY. Socially Amerka Tonight Fwes Na tion's White House, Where Miss ; Eilicl, Daughter of President an:l Mrs. Roosevelt, Enters Society )cbutauie Is Reserved Woman, Re- ' seniblliig- Her Mother Opposite of More Hilarious "Princess Alice." Washington, Dec. 28. With the famous east room of the White House transformed into a veritable floral bower, fit for the reception of any Old World princess, ;.h rVal prepara tions have been cornel 't-d for tonight's ball which will marl: Ihrt social dibi'.t of Miss Eth-1 Rooseilt. All morinj there was a hurrying and fro it decorators and servants, engaged In adding the finishing touches to the stately ball room where Miss Roose velt, with all the dignity of a full grown woman in trailing skirts and evening gown, will receive her guests. Not since the famous "coming out" ball of the "Princess Alice," now Mrs. Longworth, has the White House been the scene of such a gathering of young people as will congregate tonight to welcome Miss Roosevelt to the full enjoyment of the social privileges and duties of womanhood. '.Incoming trains today brought many of the young friends of the . White House debutante from New York and Philadelphia, Baltimore and other cities' will also" be represented at to night's gathering. The "younger set" of Washington Is today fairly throb bing with excitement, and It Is likely that many a fair maiden Is spending the day before her mirror, hoping through her efforts to outshine all the other guests at the ball. As a natural result of all affairs of this kind, there r also broken-hearted, tearful or de fiant young women, who had hoped against hope ; to receive recognition from the White House In the shape of an Invitation to tonight's ball, and who were disappointed. While the White House ball room is large, and will accommodate many, hundreds, there Is not room for a third of those who hoped to be invited. Miss Ethel Is a reserved young woman, so dignified and grave that she could easily pass for 20 Instead of Just 17. She has been accustomed to meeting strangers since she was a small child, and she has a poise and plf possession rarely shown In one bo young. . She Is a flistlnet contrast to her sis ter, Alice. She is quiet and stuclimis In her tastes and, like her father, has a love for reading, which Is one of her strongest characteristics. She Is fond of drawing and painting, and some of her work shows marked talent. She Is clever with her needle, and In this she Is mother's own daughter. Mrs. Roose velt has few peers in needlework and Miss Ethel has been carefully trained In the old-fashioned art of plain sew ing, as well as In embroidery and weaving lace. She dances well, speaks French and German fluently and is a water color artist of no mean ability and a charm ing musician. She has grown up in Waphlngton, having received her edu cation at the Cathedral school, and from a resident governess. GOVERNOR-ELECT BETTER, - Washington Chief Exemtlve to Be In augurated In California. Paso Robles, Dec. 28. The ow'i tlon of Governor-elect ,Co?r'-va of Washington, is speedily Ir-rvvln. He came down stairs tv'- -.nd took a hot bath In the mineral springs. His wife said: "If Mr. Cosgrove is well enough, as Indications now show, he will be in augurated here." 5 ' - The- jfayror-Her. coincides .wlth J this view. Hotei authorities, ' under Cosgrove's instructions, refused to re it j veal if any plans are making far the LOVE RIDL in sky MILLIONAIRE COEY AND BRIDE ILWE NEW SCHEME. Will Rldo W ith Cupid In Clouds From Los Angeles, to Chicago "Chk-ajo" Chicago. Dec. 27. A honeymoon In the clouds Is planned by millionaire C. A. Coey, the daring aeronaut, who maTrled Carrie Humme Lewis at Kan sas CH- Saturday. . The couple will t v Angeles, where the "Chi cago," Coey's balloon, is awaiting them. They plan to ride It back to Chicago. ' SENATOR HOPEFUL. I Sure His Bill Will Become a Law. Washington, Dec. 28. That he will secure the passage of his bill provid ing for a commission to select a site for a naval base on thev California coust, south of San Francisco, Is the statement made by Senator Flint today..-The bill also asks for a navy yard and repair station capable of docking and repairing the largest ships of the navy. III lEHlliOff DESPERADOES PUZZLE MILITIA AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS Stearns, Ky., Dec. 28. Sheriff V. P. Crawley of Whitley county, and two deputies, arrived here today to take charge of the desperate situation in which armed men, said to be mine- workers and sympathizers, are opener defying the United States marshals and a detachment of the militia. Crawley will organize a posse to pur sue Berry -Simpson, George Stanley and Reuben West, who are reported lo be heavily armed and ambushed In the nearby hills. Historians In ScahIoii, Washington, Dec, 28. Washington is today entertaining educators from many of Jhe big universities and col leges of the United States, who are gathering to take part in the sessions of the American Historical association, the American Political Science associa tion, the Bibliographical Society of America and the Mississippi Valley wttnr(fnl nsxnoiatlnn. From Wash ington many of the visitors will go to Richmond and Baltimore. An excur sion to the University of Virginia will be a feature of the closing day of the convention. , - Partner of U. 8. Grunt Dead. Seattlef Dec. 28. William M. Mor rison, a former partner of U. S. Grant In the leather business at Cincinnati during the civil war, and a pioneer of Seattle, Is dead, aged 83, as the re sult of a fall In which he dislocated his hip. WARFARE PL GIFT THAT PLEASES is not atways the expensive one. Scwelhing beau tiful and useful and in good aifc suits best. Ont thing that is always acceptable, and which will te main a plhasant reminder of the giver, is good per fume. We have a nke line ol CHRISTMAS PERFUMES put up in fancy gift packages or we can sell you the same odors in bulk. When you are at a loss what to buy thin of these. Just what yon want for iust what you can pay. The quality is the my best Newiin Drug Co. La Grande, Ore. E OF HOLDS MITCHELL INNOCENT ; .-.H--V.3 V.j"C7 Vi '.'.''.' V ..t OF THE CRIME CHARGED. Thousands In New York Parado la Protest of Recent Court DocMon Heal Editor of Mlnewurkcrs' Jour nal Exonerates Mitchell, Saying the Latter Knew Nothliff of Editorial In Reference Mitchell In nilnoup Yet Held for Contempt. New York, Dec. 27. Two hundred thousand working-men marched Satur day to Illustrate labor's protest against the recent decision of Justice Wrights who sentenced to jail Samuel Gomp ers, John Mitchell and Secretary Mor rison, for contempt of court. . The American Federation of Labor officials announce that they will tem porarily cease publishing the "We don't patronize" list. Exonerates Mitchell, . Indianapolis. Ind., Dec. -28. That John Mitchell, under sentence to nine months for contempt of court in pub-lishina- an editorial held contemptuoua 9y the federal court, never saw the ar ticle and did not know of such a court ruling, is the statement of S. M. Sex ton, former editor of the Mlneworkers' Journal. Sexton said: "I was editor of the Journal, and I wrote the article com plained of. In referring to the con tempt sentence against Mitchell Ican say tha't I never wrote anything with out deliberation. Irot it in studied contempt for an obscure Judge of a remote region, who deliberately tram pled under foot the constitutional rights of free speech, free press, right of peacabie assembly and the fight for trial by Jury. Mitchell Is a resi dent of illinola and Is held for con tempt by, a court In . Washington, for an offense of which he Is entirely In-, noceat." ATTORNEY ON STAND. Annto Trial Hears Original Affidavit of Huddle Witness. Flushing, L. I., Dec. 28. Attorney Joseph Shay, representing Thornto Halns, accused of participating in the murder of William Annsl,' took the stand this morning. He testified to taking an affidavit from witness SJura who, when placed on the stand by the prosecution, told conflicting stories. He recited the contents of the affida vit, SHOOT AT SHAH.' Two Men Dlspulwd an Priests Almost QA" Persln's Ruler. St. Petersburg. Dec. 28. Two men disguised as priests, entered the cab inet chamber of the royal palace at Teheran, during a conference, and at tempted to assassinate the shah of Persia by shooting. It Is reported the bullet pierced the epaulet on the uni form of the heir apparent. The me were" arrested. ' - LABOR . s ;..' h p.. t - fci. ; I- ' : ; f v v I J. Inauguration ceremony.