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t J It i Mi r VI iJ itfwl'Vi ' N: KS. I iff volume: vm. LA GRANDE, WXOTf COUIOT, OREGON, WEDXESDAV, DECEMBER 30, 10H. NUMBEIl 5. 1 J tit IHI !N : MAY DROP OUT INDUE SEW TEKBITOnY WILL BE OVER 12,000 ACRES. Irrigation Movement Suddenly Jump Into Being at a Meeting Last Eve ntng Eipenso of Building: Sand ridge Canal MiK-h Greater Than i Subscriptions Would Cover That Itcgion May Come In Later Xo I linger loubt About Success of the Project. I "Water, water," was the sola topic discussed at the meeting ot the board of managers of the Commercial club lust evening. This meeting was called expressly for the purpose of " talking over the irrigation project which the club is behind. The commlttse with J. D. McKennon as its chairman, , has been doing some very effective work the pant few weeks and it proposes to have it all In hand in time to report to the general meeting to be held on the 16th of next month.' In view of the fact that a large per centage of the acreage subscribed lies on the .south side of the river and only .1000 acres on the Sandridgo, and that ybadly scattered,' it Is quite possible that the proposed canal to tne saanuruige may be abandoned until such time as Upland Owners realize the re-l bene-hnei, (Continued on page 4.) J.' ' .''' '...' If is unnecessary for us to f?0 to our ability thing- in our store Isas to go prices. Nothing Reservecu Everything in the house reduced. We are I the people who keep the, prices down. f he Ytxit stroke DEADiMDDrn rnrr nt WOKKV OP LOSING LAST RACE CAUSES HIS DEATH Dwlght Griswold, Known All Over Uie Rowing World, Dies at 'FTlneo Brokcn-llcartcd, San Francisco, Dec. 30. With the body of their son, Dwlght, stroke oar nf ih YhI "vftrnllv crew, who fainted in the great race last spring, causing his college to lose to her old rival Harvard, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Grts wold left here today for Erie, Pa. Dwlght died at the German hospital here with a broken heart He was worrying constantly since his break down. Dwlght soon faded from a powerful athlete to a weakling. The death certificate says it was ty phoid pneumonia tha caused death. Knt fiHontla Mtf hA WAlllfl not Tl&VG contracted the disease-If he had not been sick at heart. THREE HUNDRED OUR OF -MINE WHEN EXPLOSION OCCURS Maybury, W.'Va.', Dec. 30. Over 100 are tieljevnd to l Imprison fcf Continued 'on page . .'-,' ELEVENTH at January price MINE ACCIDENT BURIES 100 IN urn FAIR SI La Grande, Oregon LUI I LI I LLUUL Ul GREAT COVE MEN HX1) WILVT MAY BE LOST TREASURE. Copper Ledge Said to Be Fabulously Wealthy, is Pound Three Miles From Covo Extent of Find Still Unknown May Be the Mhlng Mt. Fannie Copiier Lode Cove ExcitedMany Go to See tlie Discovery In I'atli of lYopowed Tunnel. i Cove. Dec. 30. What Is believed to ,08t Mt Fann,e CPper lode, has been discovered by two 'young men, Tom Shores and D. G. : Griggs, with the cesult that Cove and Its tributary settlements are wildly ex cited. That a copper ledge of enor mous wealth has bein discovered is taken to be true, and many parties have gone out to the prospect hole1 to see for themselves. , Thoso who t found it know little more about the discovery than the public, but a care-i ful Investigation win oe canieu u i ascertain f the missing lode of copper historically said to be fabulously wealthy, Is the one found. Northeast of Ccve. The prospect hole, already of con siderable size. Ilea three miles north east of Cove, near the head of Warm creek canyon, at the Twin Butte of Mt. rnny. Local parties have been out to I Continued on page 8 . , 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 I 4 4 4 ! 4 4 into as cutting. Every: er our magic 4 4 4 i 4 4 PROSPECT SHE QUEEN FAINTS AT ESTIMATE PLACE NUMBER OF DEAD AT 200,000 King ami Queen of Italy Risking Lives In Rescue ' Work Insane Refugee Are Praylnjr at Feet of Ruler Re view ot Devastation Dliows Terri ble Condition General CondltloiiM In Southern Italy and Sklljr Ex- tremely Deplorable. . SUMMAUY OF HORROR. The following ts a summary of the main events in the 'quake district of Italy, up to tonight; Estimates of the number of dead have been pluced as, high as 00,000. Ultra-conservatives say 35,000. r ' a( least 20 cities of southern 4 Italy and Sicily are burning. , Another shock was felt today at Palermos, . but' little dumage resulted. , . General De Cassato Is burning' 4 the bodies In the streets at Mes- slna to prevent a plague. 4 All, wagon roads and railrouds i to 1he city have been destroyed. The volcano on the island of 4 Stromholl Is shooting up great 4 volumes of smoke. 4 A hillst'uils at. present 4 sweeping theislands and wound- Ing the unprotected on the 4 ground. 4 The devastated region In Cain- 4 brla and Sitily Is believed to 4 cover 60,000 square miles. -l t Palermo, Italy, Dec. 30. Queen Hel ena swooned when she and the king approached Messina today. After shi' revived both wept like children. In- sane survivors fell at the feet of th' royal couple, moaning piteously. ilany tried to kiss their hands. The uut'on, terror stricken, clung to the klng's'arms. The viftfms p.tiyed around them aa If they were Mints. The h'jri UjU suli'eiins IB gradualiV , (irtvinfeT those who survived, Insane, j Days and iil&lu3 without food, In lh j Willi I'd pos.it ilHy of wleep or rest, hn lv.it tle living as helpless as the dead. The kl!it will tak.-. charge of rescue work. Tir.lns vith supiilieM and vol iiiiti: rs . re arriving. ui- n Near t'lIai".o. The ('ieen is constantly n-iip c-iil-l!ip.-:f. With ."0,000 dead, anu the 'itj' hi ruir.s and buniti;;. It In ulrnost im li.jw.ible to Oi'u'ii:.!; for ri!iif w.)i U. It Is frnrod tv.any are still lU'lng tin ikr the ru!r.w. ' I'niotlcnlty 1 f-'0 n. :,..; u and children are ein-i mped on the hillsides ou'.side t'le illy. The Horror at Ket. io. Cantan.aro, Dee. 30. ltc;:!-io, with a population of 35.000, was entirely submers'-d by the tidal w ave. If than 1000 escaped, according to a statement of a captain of a company of carbineers, arriving here today. He "The sea rolled in like a mighty wall, sweeping over the entire city Not a building remains standing. The low.r part of the city Is settling. It Is feared It will drop Into the sea." The earthquake relief committee to day received $10,000 by cable from J. Plerpont Morgan. New Year's celebrations V. r ;iighout Italy have been aband t '. All thea ters and other pubiK- pi.u'es of amuse ment are closed. I'.allroads and tele graph lines are under the government's control. . 'iTtooo Surplus Fund CJlvew. ' Washington. Dec. SO. The execu tive aommlttee of the National Red Cross at a nvsetlng today, derided to send the Italian Ited Cros $50,000 which is the turpi ua on hund from fORAKER IS BLUE CHAHLKS TA1T SKKMS . A CEKTAIX WINXEIt. Senatorial Contest In Ohio I.lvens Up by Approox-h of larty Caucua on "(x: aturtluy, Columbus, O., Dec. ' SO. Republi can chieftains of Ohio are gathering today to discuss the senatorial situa tion, In advance of the party caucus on Saturday, which will definitely de cide the Issue. Unless all signs count for naught, Charles P, Taft, the Cin clnnatl newspaper owner, capitalist and brothur of the president-elect, will succeed Joseph Benton Foraker. Friends of Forakor have not yet given up hope of his re-election, but It Is generally admitted that the tide has turned strongly against him.' The rank and file, of the party favors Taft. (Continued on page 5.) STOOEBfiEED III ANOTHER INSTANCE OF PLAYING WITH DANGEROUS WEAPONS Santa Cruz, Cat., Dec, 30.-r-Thomas i lUtehle, a student In TtV.fl Snivnnlt here, was shot in the heart and In stantiy killed last night by W. Cock rost of Oakland, a follow student, In a mock duel, according to- work re eelved. Both men were handling re volvers before they retired at the sunii mer home of Dr. II. P. Curieton of Oakland, where they were guests. The. two men thought the revolvers were empty. the contributions to the fund for the relief of the San Francisco 'quake vic tims. ' , 1 ( onxtilate lluildlns lliiined. Berlin, Dec. 30. The American and (acrman consulnte buHdliigs at Messi na,' were destroyed by the 'quake- and 'ildal wave, according to a telegram-received by the government, via Lome. Washington, Dee, 30. The utnle- de partment today received the following Uspatch Iron) Co.isul William dale at' Malta: "Consul Arthur S. Cheney find u-ife both Oeul at , i- t-.io.i. 1 todies not. recovered." New- Turk, Dec. 30. "Little Italy." the home of the thousands of It.illans and Sicilians, today -subscribed n,ni f-ir their compatriots. Tammany con'rilioteil $20oo. taeeii ItUlj Her Mfo. Catania, Sicily, i.ec. 30. The kint ('en'mueil on pige 5.) DUEL i fjFT rillYl PLERSES is not always the expensive one. Something bezu tiful and useful and in gcod tatte suits best. One thng that is always acceptable, and which will re main a plhasant reminder ot the giver, is good per funey We have a nice line of 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 iusl what you can pay. The quality is the very best Newiih La Grande, Ore. MASS MECTINC JANUARY 1 6 ADOPT COKIOR.TIOX liY- " LAWS AXD OUGAXIZE BODY." Every KuWriber and Any One Iutor CKtexl in the Assured Irrigation Pro Jwt, Called Together January 16 A 'Committee f Five Will nefwrt All Detail of Organization at That ' Time Meeting IIa No Equal ' la City's History. Subscribers to water In the Irrlga- . tlon project that Is now a'n assured fact, will . be cabled together In this city January 18, according to an nouncement of 'the Commercial club board of managers, which met last evening. That wlll.be the day'and hour when irrigation for a vast area In this county will be made possible through the formation of a corpora- - ' tlon of all subscribers. . The matter la now; In the hands of a committee. The Banner Event. Never yet has there been a meeting called that had greater or broader ef- - fects on the development of the coam-"V try than this same meeting onJanunry 18. It wilt be open to those Vh have already subscribed, and Co those wh-J are interested in the freatcKt public enterprise ever attempted In eastern Oregon, ' , - ' What Will Bo I'Miue. Lust evening a committee of five, namely, William Miller, George Stod- duid, F. L. Meyers, Walter M. Tierce and Fred G, Taylor, was appointed to draft the corporation. These men will liave direct supervision of the meeting in question. It Is their purpose to have i complete set of corporation by-laws and perfected plan for procedure, to present at the meeting. Detweep now nd then, thesp responsible parties vll go Into nil the details, arranpo t hi-m In. their logical semienoe, ami when the meeting Is called, the men present will be given a chance to vole on the adoption of the report. ' Of .Grout Jiunortaiice. Tills meeting; Will mark two epochs one, tiiiit of the passing of the ten tative Irrigation p'Tlod; the other, the (.pelting of the actual inig'illoii era. Anynan up to date on the alue of water will readily inrce tlit to rio( at tend, will be u wrong both to himself -lllfl the public. MeeHua; rhiee- I'lulei-lrtcd. V.'hllo the day Is January Ifi and the h'mr " o'ejock, there has been no 'i lettlo'i of the me-iijng place. Tho f.'liserver will unnomn'e In amide time t:v, pjirtk'ulars comei" inp the minia ture congress. to. Drug rHt-v-' if '. ' y-syr"