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VOLCME VIII.
LA GRA NDE, UXIOX COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY IS, ItOt.
NUMBER 1$.
PETITIONS ASK
F0R BREAKAWAY
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LOBBYING CO.MMENCES IX
CAPITOL CORRIDORS TODAY.
Few Have Signed Petition Asking
Republican Senators to Break Away
From Their Pledge and Elect a Re-
Iublkn Senator Opponents Want
a Caucus to Select Senator Many
Will Insist on Cake If Chamberlain
U Thrown Down.
Salem, Jan. IS. Petitions for a
caucus on the senatorshlp are being
circulated by opponents to Chamber
Iain's election next Tuesday. The pe
titlons urge all' republicans in the leg.
tslature to stand together for the elec
tlon of a republican senator, declaring
It Is for the best Interests of the party
to break away from the statement No.
1 majority, and elect a senator irre
spective of pledge. ,
Few Signature Obtained.
' So far few signatures have been se
cured, and these by those unpledged.
It is not believed a majority of the
. members who took the republican
voters' chloce pledge, will sign the
caucus call or be bound by its action
unless It should be decided In caucus
that the republicans vote for H, M.
Cake, ' , ' '
t- Lobbying Rm Commenced.
' Jim Kertchem and Max Cohen, ex
ponents of ring politics, Irrespective
of pledges and principles, arrived to
day. They are lobbying against the
governor's election. ;
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j," May Reinstate Ilal Chase. ,
York, ' Jan. ' IS. President
Pulllam, of the National baseball
league, hau Intimated that Hal Chase,
the first baseman who Jumped the
Yankees last summer and played with
the California outlaws, will be allowed
to return to organized baseball with
a clear record.
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PERMITS KISSING
JUDGE REFUSES WARRANT
FOR ARREST OF FLVNCE.
Cleveland Judge Uptiold "Sitting on
Knee" of Fiance Irate Father At
tempt to ArroHt Youth.
Cleveland. O.. Jan. IS. Judge A.
A. Adams declined today to Issue a
warrants for the arrest of the young
woman who sat upon her fiance's knee.
An Irate parent has asked for the ar
rest of his daughter for Oils hideous
offense. When ordered from the
house the young man kissed the girl.
This was too much for the father,
who ran to a Judge for a warrant.
Judge Adams could see no wrong In
this, and refused to give the warrant.
IIIJSTRESS
TWO MEI DROWR WITH SINKING
BOAT OFF PACIFIC COAST
San Francisco, Jan. IS. Word was
received here today the the steamer
which was wrecked off Steamer Rocky
Point, north of Point Conception last
night, was Sybel Marsten, lumber la
den from Grays Harbor for San Pe
dro.
LUMBER CRAFT
Two men were drowned. On of thejcollapaed. He was dug from the ru
bodies has been recovered. The steam
er carried a crew of 22 men under
Captain BJellnskl. She carried ,1,
000,000 feet of lumber. The- details
of the wreck . are unknown. News
was first learned' through' the reports
from coast points where distress whis
tles were heard during the night.
Albany claims the lowest death rate,
1.4. Most of the people up that way
are not prepared to die, anyway. Sa
lem Statesman.
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opportunity to buy winter goods
tfl GRANDE, OREGON
II0RTHER1I ITALY
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MILAN, VENICE AND
FLORENCE IN DISTRICT.
Many Cities In Northern Italy Shaken
by Another Quake Ilou.se Crumble,
Cathedrals Damaged and Property
Loea Is Heavy Report From the
District Are Vague First Eye Wit
mcm to DlwaHter Arrives In New
York Tills Morning.
Rome. Jan. IS. All Tuscany and
many cities In northern Italy . were
shaken by a severe quake this morn
ing. Vague reports Indicate a heavy
property loss. The cities affected are
Milan, Lombard), Venice, Padua, Ve
netia and Florence.
Later reports irom Tuscany show
the damage consisted mainly of the
collapse" of a few houses and. a gen
eral cracKhg e? WM II several
cltlea the beautiful pa.thedra.ls were
damaged.
Relate HJs ExjjorlPn.ee,
New York, Jan. IS. Glsseppl Ci'
trones, a cattle dealer from Messina
is the first eye witness to the Italian
earthquake to reach this country. He
landed here today on d' Italia, which
sailed from Naples two days after tht
catastrophe. He said he arrived at
Messina as the earthquake occurred
The depot In which he was standing
Ins.
Arrest Hold-Up Men.
Los Angeles, Jan.. 13. Accused
robbing 12 safes and holding' up $
persons, three men suspected of terror
lzlng Los Arifie!cs and vicinity, wer
recently nrr-tili-il. The police think
th.; men wi;e planning to blow th
safe In tne Majestic theatt-r when ar
rested. Xitiou'jrerlne was found hid
den behind a I '11 board near the the
ater.
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PETITIONS CIRCULATED FOR
CHAMBERLAIN'S RESIGNATION.
Senate and Houe Will Meet Again on
Monday Few BUN Introduced and
the Time Hangs Heavy Want Tar
iff on Lumber Maintained State
mout Blen on Petition to Have the
Executive Rclgn When He la Elect
ed Senator Ojiens With Prayer.
Salem, Jan. 13. The house ad
journed until 2 o'clock Monday, and
the senate until 11 o'clock Monday,
when the real grind will commence.
Salem, Jan. IS. Petitions asking
that Chamberlain promise to resign
after his election as Unltod States
senator, are being circulated among
the legislators by a steering commit
tee, today. 1 t '
The petitions are in direct violation
of the corrupt practices pot enacted
in the general (lection In June. It I
.um6red thai some of the statement
men signed the petitions, but it Is said
their idea Is simply to suggest to
Chamberlain that he ought to resign
House Members Out of Work.
' House members do not find it easy
to keep busy. Following the Introduc
tlon of a few resolutions and bills, it
look a recess until 11, in order to give
the senate an opportunity to concur
in concurrent resolution to adjourn
until 2 o'clock Monday. As soon as
the senate had taken this action the
house adjourned at 11:30.
Codify Oregon Ijiwh.
Representatives Buchanan of Doug
las, has Introduced a measure provid
Ing.for a new codification of Oregon
laws. Fifteen thousand will be ap
propriated if the measure pusses.
The codification bill provides that
'.he attorney general .shall supervise
the wok, and employ help. The new
code will be In two volumes, contaln-
ng the constitution of the United
States, of the state of Oegon, the act
it admission, and all statutes and sea
son laws.
Prayer 0mis Senate (Session.
The session of the senate opened
today with prayer for the first time,
A. Torey of Portland, invoking divine
blessing. President. Bowerman an
nounced the appointment of Fred
Gardner of Washington county, as
senate messenger. "
Coffey's resolution for a Junketing
trip to Seattle by two senators and
three representatives, was voted down.
A refiolutlon providing for a commit
tee to prepare for the celebration of
Oregon admission day, whs passed.
A protest against the removal of
the present tariff on lumber Is con
templated by the ways and means
committee If congress passes a Joint
resolution, introduced In the house to
day by the Lnne county delegation.
Bean introduced the measure, ex
plaining the Injury the removal would
o. The rules were suspended and
the resolution adopted. Johns of Polk
Introduced his free Willamette locks
bill, providing for the appropriation j
of $300,000 for the purchase of the
locks, granted by the last legislature,
be kept alive until March 1 next year.
The Southern Pacific and the Port
land General Elotcrlc company are
owners of the locks, and will proba
bly fight the bill.
The word "graft" was -objectionable
to Senator Abraham, who moved to
have it stricken from a bill Introduced
by Kay, and substituted the word
waste." The bill was adopted.
A Joint committee of the ho" and
senate will be appointed t- f-ame a
bill for the permanpnt -v.llflng and
investigation of state l.v:'.!tutlons.
Th lumber tariff provoked the
first drawing of political lin-s. After!
the house's favorable action Senator
Bingham wanted the senate to tele
graph a memorial to the Oregon dele
gation In Washington. It carried.
Senator M. A. Miller of Linn coun
ty, has Introduced a bill requiring the
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MARRY SURVIVORS
BACHELORS SIEZE CHANCE
TO WED ORPHANED GIRLS.
1'oor Wind That flows So One Good
Many Young Italian Girls Marry
for Life Sustenance,
Naples, Jan. IS. While the Italian
government and other nations . are
sending money and provisions to the
earthquake sufferers, worklngmen In
the devastated district are marrying
young women orphaned by the disas
ter. Many marriages have resulted
from men advertising that they will
care for uomelex and friendless girls.
Waldport people are subscribing for
a library building.
TfillK SERVICE STILL UNCERTA1K
METROPOLIS ": MEHANCED
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Train service on the O. P.. tc K. Is
still uncertain. The morning train
from the west arrived at 3 o'clock
this afternoon. '
Reports from Portland are that the
city Is In dire need of warm weather.
Taken entirely by surprise, the city is
now without eggs or fresh meat, fuel
Is scarce, and the water supply ' is
menaced. The thermometers at Sa
lem last night and at Portland early
this morning were below xero. This
shifting of storm cfntv vs. Is In perfect
accord with the history. of the bllzxard
and extreme cold the past few days.
Eastern Oregon Is enjoying balmy
weather, while the Willamette valley
Is suffering
many years.
the severest weather
In
CAUSE OF POSTPONEMENT.
Washington, t. C, Jan. 13. Rea-
Hons for the postponement of the Jap-
anese Imperial World's exposition at
Toklo, was revealed today when the
report of the American commlnsion-
ers to the exposition was sent to con
gress. The report shows that the an
nounced Intention of foreign govern
ments to co-operate on a great scale
caused the Japanese government to
postpone the date in order to provide
many additional features being carried
out. v
Burton Smwoda Pnrakor.
Columbus, O., Jan. 13. The-
odore Burton of Cleveland, was 4
today elected to succeed Senator
Joseph B. Foraker. The elec-
tlon means peace In Ohio's re-
publican ranks.
STORM CEBTERS
NEAR PORTLAND
You Needn't
You can get along without Newlin's Cuiem Cure
Cream, but you will not after you have once
tried it. If is a lolhn that makes chapped or
roughened skin unnecessary. Cures Chaps in one
night. Soothes and refreshes from the moment
it is applied. Daintily perfumed; no grease or
orstickness, as it is almost tnsrantly obsotbed.
Your money back if the lothn fails to phase.
PRICE 25c
NEWLIN DRUG STORE
LA GRANDE,
JOKE ASSUMES
SERIOUS ASPECT
MAXWELL FACES NEW AND
MORE SinUOUS CASH.
Stealing Hand Sled a Joke Leads to
Discovery of Theft From the Goklea
Rule Store Overcoat Valued at $10
Said to Have Been Stolen Found
by Officer While Searching bous
Offense is Punishable by "Poa"
Sentence.
A new turn of events ha taken
place in relation to the "Joke' perpe
trated by Fred Maxwell three eve
nings agoi in that Maxwell will have
to fight his way Industriously If he
keeps out of the penitentiary. Th
Joke as announced yesterday In The
Observer, was th taking ef a hand
sled belonging to David Fitxgerald.
Maxwell was arrested on a. charge of
theft and placed In the county Jl,
where he told hi alleged. Jqk, Max
well's iturjr runs t the effect that he
was passing th Model restaurant nd
saw a hand sled, H? flCld4 to Pr
4 practical Joke on the owner. taUp
his conscience pricked him and he da- -elded
to take It back. Then a thought
struck him again that by so doing he
would lay himself open to prosecu
tion, all with the result that the morat '
persuaslan Wat averruled. The arrest
followed. . : ' ,)("
; Face New Cliarge. '"7 :
Last evening Constable Faulk was '
searching th Maxwell residence, when
he noticed a fur overcoat. Mao Wood .
ha had his suspicion ... aroused : ''and
gave personal attention to, the matter,
with the result that a warrant wis
worn out accusing Maxwell of having
taken a rur coat rrom the uolden Rule,
Clerks identified the garment found
In Maxwell's house, as being the on
I missing at the Golden Rule.
A FeJonloua Crime.
The' overcoat Is alleged to be of the
value of $40. That figure places the
stealing of It in the felony clause, aa
act punishable by state prison sen-
tence.
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Wealthy Woman Killed.
New Haven, Conn.. Jan. IS. A fir
which completely destroyed the hand-,
some residence of Samuel Hlgglns,
general manager of the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad,
caysed the death of his mother, Mrs.
haps fatally Injured his mother-in-law,
Mrs. M. E. Corbln, today. .
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Dcneen Is Governor.
Springfield, III., Jan. IS.
Charles Deneen was declared
governor, of Illinois today after
a recount of the votes cast In
November. He will be Inaugur-
ated Monday.
Have Chaps
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