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volume vni. LA GRA XDE, CXION COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1009. NlMBEn 8. r 'f f. II FIRST AUTHENTIC V nrnnnm innnr ii iiiiii niiiiiui MAX KNOWN IN LA GRANDE WAS IN THE DISASTER Collision at Sea Last Saturday Is Ac curately Told - by Members ol the Passcnxcr Who Have Reached Xnv York Today Bodies of Some Man gltJ Horribly Mr. Hoover of Kcn- newlck, one of the Survivors, and Tells Granlile Story. New York, Jan. 25. The first au thentic account of the - collision be tween the liner . Republic and the Florida Saturday morning off Nan tucket, Mass., was given today by Captain Ransom of the liner Baltic, which anchored at Ambrose Channel, New York, with several Republic pas sengers. He said: , "The Florida struck without warn ing, but Immediately backed away, and disappeared In the fog." Two state rooms caved In and the water rushed through, filling the boiler rooms. The firemen remained, preventing a bojler explosion until the water was up to their necks. The wireless mechanism was disabled, but Operator Blnns re mained amidst the wreckage sending flashes for assistance. Thirty minutes later the Florida returned and took the passengers away after a small panic, In which two fell overboard but were later rescued.." H. J. Hoover, of Kennewlck, Wash., en route for an auto tour of Asia, Africa and Europe, with his wife, was a passenger on the Republic. He said today. , "The Impact was terrific. Many of us were hurled from our berths. Near-' ly all ran on deck In their night clothes. We were greatly excited, un til Captain Sealsby made speeches in which he said there was no dangc of us losing our lives. 'When we saw the oolness of the crew we got our nerves back.' It was a strange sight to see hundreds of Italian immigrants kneel ing barefooted on the deck, praying aloud. The accident will not alter our plans to tour the old country. Most of us are dazed vet." . y - 49p.- Hoover- niI-hh wise ,"ra J." several hours while their touring car was being overhauled.) James B. Connelly, the. author, was a passenger on the Republic, and said today: ' " "After the Florida struck the Re public it was discovered that five state rooms on the saloon deck and two be low were ripped open. Fifty women collapsed 6r fainted while they were being transferred to the Baltic. One .(Continued on page 5.; SEVERE JOLT II! LOCAL OPT O WASHINGTON SENATE HAS WARM TIME OVER FIRST "DRY" BILL Olympla, Wash., Jan. 25 There was a warm time In the senate this morn Ing. The first an J-saloon bill was lost in the first round, being referred by a vote of 47 to 45 to the judiciary committee instead of being made a special order for tomorrow. Then the lie was passed betweenvSenators Pal mer and Davis. Davis made a speech Intimating Palmer Was objecting to the anti-saloon bills, as he had one fa voring the liquor Interests. Immedi ately Palmer called Davis i shorf, ugly word, (Jenytng all allegations of Da vis. Palmer said drink tea or coffee, he did not . even Return the Coats. Persons having rain coats belonging to the fire department will confer a favor upon, the chief if hey will re turn them to the fire building. JOB JONES. Chief. LEGISLATURE AT HU1 RANK GUARANTEE 111 Mi IS BEING DISCUSSED ShvuiI Mcsh; From Governor 1h Ex ported Within a Few Days Tux and AHscttMiicnt of the Slate Prove Hard Problems Willi the Solon State Senate Merit at 11 O'clock Xo Par ticulur ItUNhiPrtfc Excepting Second Rcudln;;. Salem, Jan. 26. The senate met at 11 ociock this morning and took up the forenoon with the seeondNreading of bills. There were no special orders. The house met at 2 o'clock with a spe ctal order on joint bills for relief of Indian war veterans, Orton, author of the Oklahoma bank guaranty, bill, ac cepted an amendment permitting banks to borrow back from the state treasurer, three-fourths of the gauran tee deposit of one per cent on circula tion. It Is expected that within a few days Oovernor Chamberlain will send a spe. clal message to the legislature regard' Ing the tax situation. At present the legislature Is trying to avoid trouble growing out of the assessment and collection of state taxes. Senator Bingham plans to have a special mes sage referred to the senate committee on assessments and taxation, and that the committee will prepare a bill cal culated to remedy the defect of the present law. . The plan Is to have a bill pushed through both branches of the legislature. I Through a bill Introduced in the senate by Senator Chase today it Is hoped to have the boundary lines of Coos and Curry counties defined. It fixes a fine In the mountainous coun try between counties, following sec tion and quarter section lihes, thereby makng the boundary definite. i NEW t 4 Bright arid bnappy Below you will find a few of the newest merchandise that people want V .V HILTS-IKS JISE III BUS ENTIRE WESTERN SECTION OF CITY WAS ENDANGERED Fifty-Five- Hundred Dollur lire De- stroys EIKml Cottage on Fourth Street and KuIils Much Household Good Origin Thought to He In eendlnry Molltor House Savetl A Terrific Gulo Blew Embers Over Greater Jvnioii of City. ' These Hats represent style The College Hat, the new Derby the ne w Fedora. COLORS: Bronze, Green lighPTaii, Dk Brown, Med Buff PRICES: 2.00, $2-50, $3.00, $3.50 What the Ladies I Our Latest New t Goods .'. .: Need RUSHING You will find here usf what you have been looking and wishing for. All desirable colors. Prke 35 to 85c a yard NETTS These goods are the new thing fct trimming, yokes, waists and dresses Cream,vhite and blk Collars Ladies dihty neckwear, the lateit dainty, designs. Prices 25, 35, SO and 7 Sc. NEW SHOES A new consignment just received, from the stylish shot down fo the old hadies' comforts. -.-For Men, Woman and Children. VEILING The newtsi in niling. All t&e new shades in ell widths. $ i Fifty-five hundred dollars' worth of property were eaten up by fire late last evening when a blaze presuma bly of Incendiary origin totally de stroyed the elegant double cottage on Fourth street, at the Intersection of Depot street. The property Is better known as the Hilts and Andros prop erty, and was occupied at the time of the fire by District Attorney and Mrs, F.'S. Ivanhoe. and Yardmaster and Mrs. T. E. Buchler. The loss of prop erty by the two families will overtop $500 at the lowest possible mark. In addition to the destruction of the cot tasre. the loss to the occupants, the furniture and fixtures of Dr, N. Moll tor, were quite heavily damaged by iasty removal and drenching by wa ter. . Heavy as the loss Is, and ruining a It does one of the finest resldencf buildings on the street from a view point of excellency, in location, the lestruetlon has many fortunate col ors. . : The gale that fanned the flames was errlfle. It was almost Impossible to get a stream of water to play with any force against the wind, a fact that for time gave evidence of costing many learly. Because of the peculiarities f the house construction, the fire had gullied great haedway before the exact at "of it had been located. "The fire lepartmcnt fought the advance tooth md nail, but It was early discernible that to save abutting property was the ask at hand the burning structure vas Irrevocably lost. Once more the lunteer fire department stood by Its luty like trained fire fighters, being ctually so successful In preventing spread by actual Ignition from the lames, that the Molltor house, only a 'cw feet awny, was unscorched. 4 Every One Willing. Every man and boy present was willing to aid In the rescue work. A group of Irummers branded themselves as fit d for any fire department by their nergetlc efforts to save properly. When the danger was passed, the Ml ;tr goods were returned to the house, tut that which was saved from, the ruined structure was taken -to-' the homes of neighbors and cared for to prevent . subsequent breakage. Arti cles less liable to perish were left on the street. Both families spent the night with friends and as soon as they find suitable houses will again resume housekeeping. Inmates Scantily Dresod. . It happened that both families had Retired, and when Mr. Buehler dis covered the fire and gave the alarm, the Inmates rushed to the street In scanty clothing. The wintry gale that blew continuously exposed them to serious Illness, but so far none have been stricken. The Origin. The first Intimation of a fire was discovered by Mr. and Mrs. Buehler, who retired but a few moments be fore. Investigation disclosed a small blare In the basement below Mr. Buehler's bedroom. Inability to get water from a garden hose at t t time was largely responsible f":- the disastrous spread of the fin"- s nrnong the dry kindling in the b". u nt. . Firemen lt-vkiitlcd. Ijist night the fl-cinen were par-j tUliy rewarded for thf'r work by rash j donations. Dr. Molltor presented the chief with a ch ?cli for $10. and Invited the entire oepfitment to an oyster j Near Ilecr Men Fight. Dublin, Ga., Jan. 25. T'.ie inaliena ble right to life, liberty and the drink ing of near beer will be defended In court today by the near beer dealers junction preventing the city from en forcing the ordinance declaring the sale of near beer a nuisance. This In junction, together with other mat ters, will be heard today. Meanwhile, the city Is "dry," and will remain so unless the dealers are successful In their legal battle wltlt the city officials. lira i is IDES ARREST do wen tne nttie things now: so shall great things come to thee by and by. asking to be done. Persian Proverbs." TIFT'S PAIIiffl 1 lllll WITH BODY Of ENGINEERS PRESI DENT-ELECT SETS SAIL TODAY' PRESENT CHARGE ACCUSES ONIA' DISORDERLY CONDUCT. What is Relieved Will End U III s. ProMcciilloii for Arson, Commenced by the Arrest of Well Known Negro Thin Morning Uueliler's, Also Ivan- . hoe's Firm In Their Relief That Ho Started the , Disaslroiui Fire Lat Evening; In Spite Work. , 1 ' Charged with the crime of disorder ly conduct, "Nigger Joe," the street nickname of the young negro who has been doing odd jobs about the city tor seevral years, is in jail today. - Whiter the city has a strong case agninst him on that charge, It Is believed that one far more serious will eventually be filed in the higher courts. To be ex plicit, the negro is suspected of having touched the match that ruined the Htlts-Andross property last evening. Climax Last Evening. For some time past, he has held anl moslty against the Buehler family. From time to time he would be caught - Washington, Jan. 25. When Wil liam H. Tuft and his party of engi neers sailed for Panama trom Charles ton today, tne president-elect took the t various misdemeanors until last first step toward assumption of a tre- evening Mr. Buehler and 'the negro mendous responsibility that will bear' came to sharp words.. Soon afterward heavily on his shoulders throughout! the house was discovered In flames, his administration as chief executive The hundreds who were called out by of the nation. The coming four years the fire alarm, saw the starting place will be critical ones in the great pro- of the disastrous fire. It was imme Ject for dividing a continent andjdlately below' the bedroom of the changing the course of the world's. Buehler home, -where no match- or commerce. The Panama canal Is like ly to be the glorr or the sliame of the Taft regime. ; . That Mr. Taft realizes this great re sponsibility Is evidenced by the pres ent trip and his further determination to make a tour of inspection of the Isthmus each year of his term and to take with him eminent civil engineers who are not connected with the work. There Is some danger, he believes, that unless this close supervision Is main tained regarding the physical features of the project that grave mistakes night be made. The problem that will ecelve the greatest consideration dtfr- ng the present trip relates to the en gineering features of tho Gatun dam. There has been some expert criticism as to the quality of the foundation which can be found for this structure, and It Is Mr. Taft's Intention to obtain from the most reliable sources avail able as much as may be known. It Is generally admitted among those having authority to speak on such topics that Mr. Taft Is especially for tunate In the selection of the engineers who are accompanying him on the trip commenced today. SThese men are Arthur P. Davis, chief engineer, recla mation service, Washington, D. C; John R. Freeman, Providence, R. I.; Allen Hazen, New 'York; Isham Ran dolph, Chiacgo; James Dlx Schuyler, Los Angeles, Cul.; and Frederick P. fleams, Hoston, Mass. - , light has been for days,, say members .:. of the family. Dry kindling lshe only contents of the basement. "I am sure the negro touched the match," said Mr. Beuhler today. "I have caught him In overt acts several times, and he has threatened to get even with me." Other members of the cottage are equally as firm In their belief that the negro did the work. .J" . As soon as suffllcent evidence Is compiled to warrant procedure against ' his "Joe"' will be released of his pres- ; ent charge and brought to hearing on the more serious ground. Punishment ,'. for arson Is almost equal to that pro vldetl by manslaughter. . During one of the recent ' minor troubles Joe had guflge to Mrs. Buehler, and stance was the grounds for arrest made by Chief of Police WTalden this mnvnlnr : ' "L Joe's Story. Joe was visited this afternoon and he told a story covering nearly every moment' of the time from 6 o'clock un til after the fire bell rang. He Is stop ping at the home of Mrs. Zuber, for whom he has worked for several months, and Mrs. Zuber does not be lieve that it would have been possible for Joe to have committed the crime' he Is suspected of. She does not know when he could have left the house last night, and his absence not have been known- to her. used insulting lan- thls frt- Worthy There b probably no one line in whichthere is so much deception as in rubber goods Much of H Is almost worthless. None of , these goods come to us. By picking the best goods and buying direct from the -mak n , ets, we insure security and saving. We can RUDber se fhem at r'9w prices and also guarantee the qualify. We have Hot Water Boftks in all the new styles, colors and sizes. Y will get your money out of one many times ' before Spring. QOOdS We have every kind of syringe you ever saw and some kinds you haven't seen. PRICES RIGHT ON ML NEWLIN DRUG STORE If r THE FAIR STORE supper, A.' C Huntington presented i LA GRANDE, OREGON them with $10 check and J. J. Carr j - t44 (Continued on page I.) X t