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LA GRA XDE, CXION COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1009.
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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."
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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
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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.
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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. $
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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
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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
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THE FAIR STORE
supper,
A.' C Huntington presented i
LA GRANDE, OREGON
them with
$10 check and J. J. Carr j
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