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' . V LACRANBE, TOIOW OOCWTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1B00. NUMBER 71. voluux nn. ' I M LEVY FOB a,; icinn w I lOUd, LI II TATE REQUIREMENTS HAKES HEAVY TAX LEVY. """-- FJleotion Year and Many Other Feat ures Figure in Making State Levy A Heavy Ouo Ono Year From To day County Indebtedness Will 1 Reduced to Twenty-Five Thousand School Taxes Make Coat of Run jiing County Ucavler. The county court this afternoon made the county tax levy for the year 1909. This Is a very generous way of cutting: it however, as a matter of fact more than half of the levy Is fixed by statute or state requirements. For Instance, the state tax, the school tax, library and soldiers' tax are all fixed Ijy statute. Several months ago it was thought the tax levy could be material ly reduced, but it was ascertained that the state requirements were much larger this year than last. This was a election year, which means $7000 xtra expense, and larger court ex penses than usual. It was found that an order to reduce the outstanding ln dMedness that nothing- less than 27 mills would provide sufficient money. I Tlio Levy. State ; ..041 County . . . 058 Call warrants 055 Road .... .085 Contingent .............. 005 Library ....001 Indigent soldiers ....001 Total mills levy .... 27 ' State tr.ies are crawling higher and higher each year. Four years ago $11,000 paid the bill; the year follow ing it jumped to 124,000; the next year $25,000, and this year it Is $28, 35. M School taxes are also higher. Two Continued on page I.) H tJ t It meansyour Mdse. 1 HARRIMAN fi AYED 1LVRRIMAX CAUSES GRAFT ...l;..-: v;; a jFKJiJtrv mis- m'jttct. Frances J. Honey la on His Way to San Francisco -Accused lUrriman of Be ing Decidedly Hoggish." , Chicago. Jan. 8. "E. H. Harriman, through his control of the Southern Pacific, Is responsible for the graft In San Francisco. He wanta to control the water front'of San Francisco and wants to control everything he can lay his hand on," declared Francis J. Heney today. He says he has abso lutely nothing to retract what he has said about Harriman. Heney leaves at 6 o'clock tonight for San Fran cisco,, where the Patrick Calhoun graft case haa been postponed, pend ing his arrlyaf. Anderson Will Hear Case, hicago, Jan. 8. Judge Albert B. Anderson, United States district Judge of Indianapolis, will preside at the re - hearing of the $29,000,000 fine case against the Standard Oil company, ac- imnffioiat o nnminpcmnn 1 V. W 1 V. I m .V, M.av&.a.w. today. Both sides prefer him. HOUSE DEFIANT ROOSEVELT DEALT WITH IX REBUKING MANNER, i House Committee, Headed by Perkins, Jlurln Insult at Prealdcnt Roosevelt, in His Report Both Message and Answer Recommended for Ignoring by House. Washington, Jan. 8- Declaring the language of Roosevelt in his annual message, referring to the secret service be Judged according to the accepted Interpretation of the English language, was unjustified, Representative Per- (Continued on page 8. TtTTtTTTTtTttttttttt'p . With us Means wviuu owe Furthermore it Means opportunity to buy vinter goods LA GRANDE, OREGON tAAA4AA AAAAA A t TAIEII1 HE FIERCE JANUARY SIXTEENTH TO E AN HISTORICAL BAY Portland, Pendleton and Raker City Ir rigatlon Men to Address Congress In nil City January 16 Committee ..Will Meet In Near Future to Discus Plans.1 Irrigation men. from Portland, Pen dleton and Baker City will be In La Grande January 16, when the Union County 'Irrigation congress la called, according to plans being formulated by the special committee of Commercial club members, who are preparing the program. A week ago the committee held a meeting for this purpose and sent letters to various irrigation men Some of those thus written had pre viously signified their willingness oi attending. At a nearby date the com . mlttee will meet again, as Chalrmar. Miller Is now home from Portland. At such a time further plans will be per 1 f rted In rthe bin affair. From th( - country come many reports of deep intprPHt In the congress. Those whe have subscribed are, of course, anx lous to attend as the first idea of what the corporation by-laws will read like will be gained at that time. But spv- clal effort will be made to have thos" who have not BubBcrlbed for water here, to listen to the addresses ant witness the formulation pf final o.- ganlzatlon plans. January 16 will be the date whereby Union county history will shape itself, for it will mark th real beginning of Irrigation alon scientific and suffilccnt lines. WRIGHT IN DIVORCE SUIT. Paris, Jan. 8. Wilbur Wright, o! Dayton, O., the champion aviator o the world, was named as co-respond ent by Lieutenant Goujarde of th culrraslers, stationed at Champagny In a divorce petition filed today. Hme. Goujarde Is an ''enthusiastic aoroplanist. She was present during the many flights made at Lemars by Wrieht in his wonderful flying ma chine. - .atgSSSSSg "' - AAAi Reduced X .MERCURY SEVER FALLS TO ZERO MARK) WARMER AGAIN. La Graude YlHltcd by Blizzard of Short Duration That Caiw the Climax Reports Front Other Sections: Indl- t cato Continuous Cold Snap Traffic Delayed. . ' t' A cold snap and blizzard this morn ing combined to establish a new record for the last decade. During the period of a few hours this morning La Grande exnarienced a blizzard of Dakota fero city but when only commenced, and residents were scurrying to cover, a break came. Since 10 o'clock neither cold nor wind has been unusually se vere. At 6 o'clock this morning the mercury in the government glass stood at 6 above. The sudden cold snap which gripped the city at 8 o'clock, lowered the fluid to 2 degrees above. By 9 o'clock again it was raising and by 10 o'clock had reached the normal 6 degrees above. It hovered around that point the rest of the day. School attendance was at a low ebb today. Few children were allowed to breast the terrific blizzard that raged luring the school-going hour. The af ternoon attendance wna some better. The storm was not confined to L Grande alone, for telephone communi cations from other towns affirm tha the equal of this morning's blow hat aeldom been felt anywhere In Unlo:. county. Wide Territory Snowbound. Butte,' Jan. 8. The Northern Pa Iflc and Great Northern railroads ar stormbound, a wide sweep of territory In the Dakotas and Montana being li the grasp of a severe blizzard. Cun.idinn Trains l4te. ' Vancouver, B. C, Jan. - 8. Traln on the aCnadian Pacific from the eas are running a day late owing to sever' weather in the mountains and on thi prairie. , In Vancouver the coldest weather so far was six above. King Winter Grlim Kalama. Kalama, Wash., Jan. 8. The weath er record Is broken here. Twenty-on Inches of snow has fallen the past few clays. This was the coldest morning In 15 years. Flint Imp. 1 , The musical specialty team at thr Pastime this week made a decided hi' last evening with a travesty on Roose velt hpnr hunting. Th Tilrtnro nrf sood and the large crowd which bravet' the storm last evening to see them for the second time demonstrated thel' entertaining qualities. The muslci.' specialty team will give an entire change of bill tonight. ' FI1AH KILLED WRECK AT BELLi.VGIIAM CAUSED UY YARD CREW. Great NorUiern Train Plunges Into ISellinliam Bay Part of Train Re mains on TreHtlo 0en Svtlh h Uie Cu Two Injured Train Wreck ers W ere HiMt AecnMed, Bellingham, Jan. 8. An Investiga tion today Indicates that carelessness of the yard crew, and not work of train wreckers is responsible for an acci dent in which Edward Stuart, a fire man was killed and two Injured last night when a Great Northern passen ger train struck an open switch, th engine and baggage car plunrln; into Bellingham bay. The tn-.'.u was wrecked. The pnttlne and bapnge car are now ia sc-verui Znl of atr. John Daly, who was clinging to a pile in five feet of frigid water when rescued, is suffering from a mutilated leg. He was brought ashore in a row boat by passengers. George L. Rhodes, mall clerk, had his shoulder broken. The smoking car went off the rails but remained on the trestle. 1 ARREST SUSPECTS FATAL (SHOOTING SCRAP '; 'IN RESTRICTED DISTRICT. ' t Throe Soldiers Arrested Cliargod With Killing San Franclmo Folic Sor gouiit Another Badly Hart. . San. Francisco, Jan. 8. Three sol diers, ona of them fatally shot, are In custody of the police, suspected of be ing concerned In the death of Police Sergeant Anton J. Noltlng, who was shot to death In the redllght district 'it 2 this morning. He attempted to arrest a soldier and his two compan ions, who were wrecking a house on Commercial, street. Th(j sergeant was knocked down and his revolver taken from him, and while scuffling with the two men, the third fire the shot, kill ing Noltlng. Thomas Jordan and Richard O'Con nor, privates of the Coast Artillery at Fort Baker, were arrested. The slain officer's assailants fled in the darkness. Later Jordan and O'Con nor were brought to the Central hospi tal to be treated for bruises, appar ently received In the fight. Later an unidentified soldier, suffering from a gunshot wound, was brought to the hospital. He 1b unconscious and will probably die. ' NEVER WITHDREW FROM THE SENATORIAL FIGHT. Oregon Senator Affirms In Interview That Chance Favor Him Ten to Our Says He Never Withdrew. From Senatorial Race Denies Hltdieock Work With Him. ;; . - - - Washington, , Jan. 8. Senator Ful ton of Oregon, today denied lie sent letter to a certain Oregon lgtlator (leclaiing lilniHc-lf out of (lie senatorial race against Chamberlain. He says lie !h convinced that if ho nwkes a fight in the Ongon legislature lie will hut coed In liaving a.jrepubllcan elected "Kniator. He unyn It in a betting iro sltlonof 10 to 1 in his favor. He said: "I know nothing about Hitchcock intcrcHiing lilniwlf In my iM'linlf. I never conferred with him on the eub- iy-t. If he lit doing anyllilng it Is without by knowlwlge.". - l'ortlund i(mts iirlnted what rur- Mrte to be a letter from Fulton, do liuing IilniK'lf out. .A sound discretion is not so much Indicated by never making a mistake, as by never repeating It. ITALY TO REBUILD lililCHTi .ST PROSPECT SINCE DA V OF C ATA.STRCr :iE. RoHcuo Work Progwwlng IMU-r To- duy Than Any Time Since MeMdna and Regglo Fell Little Need of Amerk-an Ships When They Arrive at Scene of DlNuiter. Rome, Jan. 8. The earthquake sit uation is Improving rapidly. It Is probable that "there will be nothing for the American battleships to do when thf-y arrive at Messina. 111.- i;a.iiin government has lotl- n:atcd it did not need any more bat tleships at the scene. Reports from Reggio and Messina and throughout the stricken district, say the relief work Is gaining headway, but there Is still much suffering. Mr. lil UiM-iuutgeiL Valctta. Malta., Jan. 8. After a careful investigation of the strait of Messina and adjacent channels by a British warship. Rear Admiral Fisher, at this station, reeclved word today that the recent trembler haa caused no change In the strait. The chamber of deputies which con vened today will probably vote for Ml ANDERSON III I IS OUTCOMK OF PURLHTTY OF CIGAR STUNT RECENTLY. I Charlca Anderaon LnHt Evening Ap prised of Action nrouglit Agalaat Him for Tamiterlng With a Juror, While Doll berating on Evidence ia th cAndersou Bootlegging Case -Punbduncnt for Such Offcnao Quito Sovero Stmlencc Tomorrow. According to a complaint swora'to by District Attorney Ivanhoe at th instigation of Circuit Judge Knowles, Charles Anderson, tha soft drink dis penser, will have to be held to account . for contempt of court, because of hat ing given a box of cigars to a Juror In the recent bootlegging trial. The af fidavit was read to Anderson late yes terday afternoon and he asked for a few days' In which to consult his at torney, whom he supposed, wfi out of the city, but was In reality here. The action followed the publicity given tt presentation of box of cigars lo a Juror recently while 12 men were'" wo-lghlng evidence in the Anderson bootlegging case. The law In tha . case provides a punishment of fine or 1 1 imprisonment, or both. The fine must not ( exceed $300, nor the linprlaon 1 ment six months. It Is probable that Anderson will receive sentence tomor row. ' . . : V The Indictment and affidavit filed, reads as follows: ' ' . The Complaint. State 'of Oregon, County of Union. l, V. a. Ivanhoe, l"i''g f.'tsj duly sworn, say: I am the district, attorney for the Tenth Judicial district of Ore gon, and that I acted as such In an action pending on the 21st and 22nd days of December, 1908, wherein th State of Oregon wag plaintiff,, and Qharles Anderson, the above-named defendant, was defendant. That after the Jury had been duly empanelled and sworn, to try said ac tion, and during' the progress of said action, the defendant, Charles Ander son, without the knowledge or author ity of the court or of this affiant, fur nished to one of the Jurors so em panelled to try said action, a box 'of clcnrw for ih nr- of ..o they were deliberating upon a verdict, . and that he so furnished to said Juror, for use of said Jury said clgara with a corrupt motive, and for the purpose o- ' then and there corruptly Influencing satd Jury, and to bring upon said Jury -V and said court disrespect and con." tempt of said court and Jury, and' all contrary to and In violation of the stat- utes In such cases made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the state of Oregon, ' That I base this affidavit upon the statement sworn to and otherwise made to me by members of said Jury, ' and at the Instance of the Hon. J. W. ' Knowles, Judge of the above entitled court. F. 8. IVANHOE. the rebuilding of Messina and Rcgglo. Commissions will be sent to San Fran- rlsco and Japaneso cities that they may profit by their experience In rebuild ing. KETCHEL ARRESTED. Famous Prizefighter la Accused Breach of ITomlxo. of Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 8. Stan ley Ketchel, the middleweight world's champion, Is defendant In a $10,000 breach of promise suit started by Eliz abeth Houman of this city. Ketchel was arrested, but furnished ball. The girl says he promised to marry her in January, last year. She asys the engagement was broken last July. She Is the daughter of a worklngman, and is 19 years old. J. T. Williamson accompanied the La Grande debating team to Pendle ton today. He says he hopes to be able to assist In bringing home the laurel wreaths which the boys hope to win. "A