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VOLUME VIII.
LA GRANDE, UXIOX COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY' 28, 19(.
NUMBER .
IB LIGHT Oil
CARRIE ON STAGE
CROMWELL AND TAFT
AUK BOTH EXONERATED.
Consulting Engineer Ward Taken the
Kit in HI" -Month and Tunis Spot
light From Administration -Chal
lenges Rahicy of Illinois to Show
Rclter Development Scheme for
Panama Would Throw AU Ulaine
on Himself He Responsible.
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New York, Jan. 28. A new turn in
the controversy between President
Roosevelt and certain eastern news
papers over the alleged libeling: of the
. Roosevelt administration In connection
with the purchase of the Panama ca
nal property, was given today, when
Handolph G. Ward, the consulting en
glneer, assumed full responsibility for
the engineering operations in the canal
zone. In a statement to the United
Press, Ward exonerated William Nel
on Cromwell, the rich attorney who
represented the" French Panama Ca
nal company, during the purchase ne
gotiations, and Charles P. Taft. broth
er of the president-elect, from com
plicity In the Panama railroad pro
ject. Ward says he alone Is respon
sible for the enterprise.
Challenges Ralney.
Ward challenges Representative H.
T. Ralney of Illinois, to suggest a
more fairer and effectual way for de
veloping territory. Rainey recently
attacked the administration, and Sen
ator Lodge In the house, In connection
with the pending controversy.
- $219,000 for Hell'hs, ...
Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 28. For its
alleged failure to comply with the law
requiring all locomotives to be equip
ped with electric headlights, the Iron
Mountain railroad is being sued by
the state for penalties aggregating
4219,000.
AI.OO.V SMASHER CARRIE OX
LONIKN STAGE A WEEK
ruinous Catch-as-CaUh-Can Saloon
Smasher Make Her Apiiearaiice I
Vaudeville In London Tills Week
London, Jan. 28. Carrie Nation
the champion catch-as-ratch-can sa
loon smasher of America, has broke
Into vaudevillo and Is appearing this
week at the Paragon and Canterbury
theaters. Carrie Is not doing a Salome
stunt of a Spring duuee. Her "turn
consists of a characteristic lecture on
the evils "of booze and 'baccy, aft?
which she passes am.tig the audlen'.c
selling mlnalture hut?lutb and pam
phlets at a sixpence a turt.w. She I
proving a great attmi'.'ion in vaude
ville and the houses where, she is play
ing alternately are always crowded
After complet'cgl her engagement in
London, Carrie Is boolcd for Card'.',
Wales, where she has slgi.riL up for a
lengthy engagement r U0 pounds
week and her "keep."
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1 TODAY
ISLAND" XOW A FREE
AND INDEPENDENT XATIOX.
Governor Magoon Leaves Cuba To
morrow to I(cMrt His Stewardship
Ends Uncle Sam's Guardianship
Lasting Through Several Years-
Gomez Takes Oalli.
Havana, Jan. 28. This afternoon
the flag of "Cuba Libre" floats once
more over a free and Independent nr.
tlon floats proudly from the palace
herein President Jose Miguel Gomez
and Vice-President Alfredo Zayas took
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BOGUS O0IIEY
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REFINER AXI EDUCATED
I'Oin-R CAUGHT RED-HANDED
Voting Man and Woman Living as Man
and Wife Arrested After Deicratc
Struggle ImA Night In 'Frisco
C.lrl Scratched the Detective Raid
Made on Home iu Heart of the City
Two hacks of Quarters and Hull
Dollars Found.
OAliy SILLS ARE
INTRODUCED
SHEEPMEN OF THE
STATE ESPECIALLY ACTIVE,
Eastern Oregon Insane Asylum to Be
Located by the Commission Great
Variety of Bills In lioth the Senate
and House Some Passed of Inter
est to 'Eastern Oregon Pt-tnclMtlly
Assessment Muddle Remedied by
Passage of Rill. ;
MARRY ON TRIAL
MATRIMONIAL EXPERIMENT..
; ,. T. decided success.!
Xovel Wedding Agreement Will HavrJ
Novel Ending Married live Years,'
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COWARDS
San Francisco, Jan. SS. A.
Robins, a local restaurateur, and
W.
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FLORIDA-REPUBLIC SEA
DISASTER NEVER EXPLAINED.
oaiem, jan. zs. various measures
are pending in the legislature af
San Francisco, Jan. 28. Robert
Bradley, refined and educated, is ac
cused of making counterfeit half andlfecting the sheep Industry, and will be
quarter dollars, and Is In Jail today! ably supported by sheepmen through
after a desperate struggle with three out Oregon. This was evidenced by
secret service men In which Josle tne Presence here of many sheepmen,
Livingston, living with Bradley as his I officials of the Sheepowners' assocla
wife, scratched Detective McMuhon. I lon' om' the bureau of animal Indus-
The evidence is two sacks of half dol-
larp and quarters of excellent work
manshlp. , "
Bradley and the girl first rented a
bungalow on Ocean highway, where
the counterfeiting plant was set up
Agents followed Bradley to the pub
He library, where he studied metallur
gy. He was trailed to where he bought
the supplies. When the couple moveci
to the heart of the city, the agents de
cided to make a raid.
When they broke into the home las
night Bradley seized a revolver, bul
had no chance-to use It. In her rag
the Livingston woman flew at the of
ficers, scratching Agent McMuhon
When she saw Bradley, she stopped
fighting and began to weep. Tht
couple will be arraigned tomorrow.
Mixed Train Ditched, . "
Albany, Ore., Jan. 28. A mixed
rain on the C. & R. road, running
between Albany and Detroit, wai
recked late yesterday afternoon a
Shelburn. Six cars were smashed.
passenger car remained on the track
o one was Injured.
try. They are Jealously guarding the
appropriation of the 812.000 carried
in the Slusher bill of 1907, for the
Oregon board of sheep commission
ers They are making a finht for the
passage oi a scalp Dounty bill, pro
viding a contingent appropriation of
$40,000 to put the lid on undesirable
inimals of the state. Dr. S. W. Me
(Mure, chief of Inspectors of Oregon,
Idaho and Washington, appeared yes
erauy Dei ore tne ways and meant
jommittee of the Tiouse and explained
what was done under the provisions
of the Slusher bill.
Lumbermen "KiUK-k"' Cruiser Rill.
Agents representing big timber In
terests of the Btate are working hard
to Induce the senate committee to kill
the timber cruiser bill, which has
passed the house, and is now before
the senate.
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wife, will next Saturday celebrate
their wooden wedding after having
been married five years, and will then '
separate.
The couple signed an agreement for
a trial marriage. Inset-Una- a clause
that If the trial was successful, a mu
tual lease would be continued In
force after the expiration of five years,
According to Robins, It is not to be re
newed, although neither Is aggrieved
at the other.
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KEEPS W RES HOT
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deputy District Attorney Ehcrhurd
rentes Sensation nt .louenlt Vwtw-
day Afternoon Public Highly In
terested In Outcome of the Cases.
Enterprise, Ore., Jan 28. (Special.)
One of the biggest surprises amount
ing to little short of a local sensation
was commenced here this week when
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney V. R,
Kberhard filed a complaint against
K. B. Wheat, a Jeweler, charging him
with conducting a stud poker gt(me,
'ind at the same time It became whis
pered about that such a game had
been running for some time. The ar
rest of such a prominent man brought
reat criticism on the young prosecut
ing officer, but through the suspense
caused by the temporary failure to get
his witnesses, he maintained a com
plete silence, until the preliminary
hearing, which was held Wednesday.
The evidence showed that the pros
ecution's witness had gambled all
night recently, in Wheat's place, and
It Is stated that he lost co-u'derable
money. Justice SmIUi held Wheat to
Hnswer the charge before the grand
Jury at the next term of court. At
the same time a charge of violating
the local option law was filed against
another citizen, who swore that In
the game he bought liquor and became
Intoxicated, and at the conclusion '
the preliminary in this case, the Jus
tice, to the surprise of every !:. pres
ent, dismissed him. T!'i prosecutor
smiled and the dev ! . .., ms to fol
low are awaited with Interest by the
public, ft 1 nniii-stood that the case
was unearthed by Deputy Eherhard
alone, and after the large crrwd of
prominent citizens heard the evidence
the support of a large portion of the
town was thrown back of the efforts
to enforce the law that had been so
energetically manifested.
Exact Number of Dead Will Never B
Known, Sayn Iaelllo Coast Woiaon,
Who Was on Wreck Men Were
Raving Maniacs Threw Women
Out or the Way to Gala Life Boat
. First Relate slmmerul Story o
St-encs Following Accident. ,
Pittsburg, Jan. 28. Mrs. C. A. Sev
erance, wife of the attorney for th
interstate commission, and well knows
on the coast, declares the exact num
ber of killed In the collision of the
Republic and Florida off Nantucket,
Mass., will never be told. She said
two men died in her arms. She said:
"I am sure many more died than the ;
officials admit I saw not a few deal
under the blankets." .
Report Exaggerated. '
"While It la generally reported that
everybody on the Republic behaved
bravely, I must say the reports are
' '" greatly exaggerated. Some of the
President Requests Chief Promoter of mn wr craven cowards, pne of
these, whom I understand to be a
prominent New Tork financier and
luetic? clubman, said he thought he ought to
be taken off the Republic-first. He
was heard to say that 'My life Is worth
more than 100 women. A young
man named Phelps a mere boy, wh
Sacramento, Jan. 2S. President made special officer by the cap-
Roosevelt Is keeping the wires between 'tain held a man back at the point of
the White House and Sacramento buz
zing with messages relutlng to the
Anti-Japanese situation In the legisla
ture. Early today Assemblyman A
M. Drew of Fresno, the author of the
antl-allen bill prohibiting Japs from
iwnlng land In California, received a
message from the president asking
him to delay action' on the measure
until after the arrival of a letter on
the Japanese question which Roose
velt mailed to Governor Gillette,'
Popular Choice Rill. ,
Senator Anthony Camlnettl today
Introduced In 'the legislature a bill
enabling the people of California to
express by ballot their preference for
the office of United States senator. It
Is practically the same as the law now
in force In Oregon. j
CALIFORNIA ANXIOUS
TO ELECT SENATORS.
Anti-Alien RiU to Desist for a While
at liTAst Executive Sends
to Governor Gillette, Coucernftig
the Matter.
a pistol. My maid found one. man
crying aj If his heart would break, .
begging a woman for her life preserv-.
er. The woman gave It to , him. Two
other men were knocked down to pre
vent them rushing Into the boats be
fore the women. Another man who. '
almost Jumped Into the boat on the
heads of the women and children. Is
now being written up as a brave man.
I wish I could meet him face to face-
for a few minutes." ,
Scarlet Fever.
The little daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
Hunlock Is ill with scarlet fever, and
as a consequence the reu nag uecor-
ates the front gate. The little one
is not dangerously 111, but has a well
defined case of scarlet fever.
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WAbHIHUIUHKAlt IKAIK BILL JULItU
Olympla, Jan. 28. The Hanson
race track bill which passed the house
yesterday met Its first check In the
senate today when the progressive
members lost their, fight to have It re.
ferred to the public morals committee.
Senator Graves of Spokane, In re
peated and reiterated defiance to the
pulpit and press, led the fight to have
the bill sent to the Judiciary commit-
lee. He argued that the matter con
talned In the Hanson bill was covered
entirely and better in the code about
to be presented by the prosecuting at
torney. It Is expected the bill will be
passed by the senate this afternoon,
and Immediately signed by Cosgrove,
This afternoon there was a hot
fight over the eight-hour law for
women.
IF YOU KNEW
If we could talk M over, if we could shew you the vast
number of prescriptions that have been filled hex without
an error, if you could examine all oun packages of im
portant drugs and chemicals and knew the reputations the
makers have tor reliability; in short VI yoo could fully
realize the superior service given throughout, we would
not hare to urge you to bring four prescriptions here.
We do not urge, but simply remind you that our exper
ience has been very ample andthat we take pridB in ih;
purity of our drugs arid medicines.
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LA GRANDE, OREGON