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-v. v'-.r: r- -.V' VOLVME VIII. LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEPKUARY 12, 1909. NOtHKK 191. 4f ' m i i- i it 1 . m ii i mi i:. i ill if. a ti . II JOE VILLIAHS TlilAX CASK CALLER IJIT A SLIGHT lELAY EXSl'F.S. At 11:05 1 1 it? Joe Wllliiims Case Goes to the .liny mill lit 3:1!8 Reaches a A'crdlct Relict cd Grand Jury Will Report and Ak to lie Excused To morruw. , . JOE WILLIAMS IS NOT Gl'lLTY. tiik Ji n yretirxfjja verdict 'JO THAT Kl'lTXT AT 3:2 THIS AFTIIRXOOX. Without special instructions other than that which is given to juries in similar cases primarily to bear in mind that the defendant must he guilty beyond question of reasonable doubt the Joe Williams Jury re tired at 11:05 this morning. All evidence in the case was pre sented last evening before adjourn ment and today, tip to the time of re tirement. Circuit Judge Knowles and the Jury heard the arguments In tne case by the attorneys for the prosecu tion unci for the defense. Tlie Tenuity. In case of conviction the lowest sen tence that can be imposed is 10 years bp.' the max m n mi te'.ice is iO yet s. The indlctm thi-, is the defen la : vlth arson In the ii feht time. 'If I not this sene.ee 1 f t n Included, h punishment wocld liuvt been f '-.n .three to 10 years. Tin Trunx Case Called. The Truax case, where a Kamela oy is charged with sodomy, was call FIRST Our first showing of lust received from Mew York's best suit makers Suits These suits wilt give you an idea oi the style Tendencies for Spring Ladies We invite you to call and see them. You are welcome, buy or THE FMR ed at the close of the Williams argu ments, but on account of absence of the defendant, the case hung fire un til the arrival of Truax from Kamela! u few v. Iti'SKM t,-- (h ?tate anil ere J less far the defense, so the revolting case will In all probability be short lived. Truax started for the county seat today by team. Pending his ar rival, little was done. N'o Grand Jury Report. The grand Jury is still grinding away without having reported recently. It Is noised that the Jury will report to morrow and asked to be adjourned at that time. . THE FREE LIST WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE IF THE HOUSE REMOVfS TARIFF Washington, Feb. 12. Notwith standing efforts of a strong lumber men's lobby, the house ways and means committee has placed lumber on the free list, it wus positively stated today. The committee concluded its hearing on the lumber tariff yester day. It acted upon the assumption that lumber 'is controlled by a trust, and no longer needs protection. .Murder on "Frisco Streets. San Francisco, Feb. 12. Failing to persuade the woman with whom he was Infatuated to elope with him, De mltrl Dreschenko, a Kussian, toduy shot and killed her daughter, Dorothy Malokonoff, aged 10, on the street, and then shot himself. He was taken to the hospital In u dying condition. The girl was on her way to school. The murder was committed lit iev oi scores of pedestrians. Two bullets en tered Dorothy's body. She died on the spot. Lincoln's Gettysbiirq Speech I 'our wore mid seven years ago our fathers brought forth on tills continent a new nation, enuccivrd In liberty and dedicated to the pro osition that all men arei created equal. - Now we arc engage! In a 'great civic war, testing whether tliat nation, or any other nation mi coitcclvcd and dedicated, can long -n- dure. Wo are met on a great iMittlcfleld of that war. We have conic- X to dedicate a Mrtlon of that Held as a final resting pluce for Iiom who l;re gave) their lives (hut that nation might live.. It Is altogether T fitting and proper that we should do this, tut. In a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, .Ilium liulliitl' flilu irlflilllll I'll,. Iirut'i llll.ll. Ilvltltr mill fll'llll Itllil T struggled here have consecrated It, far alMive our oor power to add or detract. The world will liltlo jiote, nor long rcinember, what we J say here, but It can never forget what they did here. It Is for us the J living, rather, to lie dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It Is nil her for us to he here dedlcutel to the great task remaining licforc us. that from these honored dead we take Increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion, that we here hlghlv J rx:le that these dead shall not hae died hi vain, that this iiation, X under God, shall have a new birth of frc-doiii, and that government o' the iteople, by the people, for the LAID -TO REST LARGE CORTEGES WITH SORROWFUL FUXEISALS. Donnelly Interment Held This Morn ing and Turner Funeral This Arter noon Seldom That- Similar Occa sions Grieve the City Were Vic tims of Accidents. Seldom fs it that La Grande Is called upon to In one day luy to rest two sterling young men, who met death by accidents. However, such was the case today, when at 10 o'clock and at 2 o'clock, funeral cortej,;.:. passed silently through the streets en route to the respective cemeteries. The Donnelly Funeral. During the morning, J. P. Donnelly. (Continued en page 8.) PRESENT JP TROUSERS Fofm Fitting PMTS See the Style See the Point You Meed the pants that give you satisfaction Thz price is THE FAIR no MS i ii. ti ieoplc, shall not K-rlsli from the T E TO ABEJ.INCDLH SCHOOLS AXD OLD SOMHIKS REVERE GREAT EMANCIPATOR Exercises at Baptist Church Largely Attended Parade of Old Soldiers to Meeting Pliu-e Gibson Delivers Principal Address Partial Holiday In City. Abraham Lincoln was the name on more tongues today In Iji Grande, the state and nation than any other part of speech. It was spoken today in the grades of La Grande's schools with all the reverence due It. and It was spoken at the Lincoln memorial serv ices at the Raptlst church thfs after noon with u reference thHt comes age and participation In the great strug gle through which the savior of his country lived, achieved great fume and augured good for his country. The school children severed hi name, but the old soldiers and those who participated in the services spoke and thought with more clearly defined ap preciation of the great man and his great deeds. Old Vets Purade. At 1:30 'the parade of old soldiers and members of the' Woman's itellef Corps commenced from the lodge home. It "fell out" at the liaptist chinch and there was held the service. Singing, leading and the address of the day by Kev. W, 11. Gibson, eonsti-j tuted the program. A Partial Holiday. t'niler instructions from the general land office, the local land office wn closed today. The postofflei bank and court house transacted business as usual. - DHL UY PASS STATIC-A I Di:i RAILROADS SPIXIAI. OKDKR MOXDAV. ; Scleral ProHicd Atnciiiliiieuls to the on-tiliitioil up for Settlement al Sa lem Monday Scalp lloiuity Kill is Amended Some. ; S":il-!ii. Keh. 12. In the house today I all proposed constitutional amend-! I nienls wi-ie made a special order f Grant was accepted by tin- house in behalf or the state. The scalp bounty b!" ; agreed upon by the eastern n-i -.., i delegation, was put through the house. It provides j larger varit ti s of predatory animals! which prey on sheep and other llve I stock. State-aided railroads amend ment to the constitution and the bill creating a citizens' commission to car ry It into effect was made a special order for next Monday. IT PHTKR HAIXH STARVING, Slayer of William A mils Refutes to . ..Nii.v- l .rfcn, V' r. . ;.-. Jii'l ii-iiUfi-Kf at lVIhif Island C'lry are rtf hvoi frig to compel Captain Peter Halna, the slayer of William K. Annls, to par take of food to save Mm from starva tion. He has been tarvlng several days. It Is feared he wtll die, as he Is In a condition of extreme emaciation. A few days ago he stopped eating en tirely. For a month he refused to al low a barber near Mm. T IDAHO LEGISLATURE ACCUSED BY ONE OF ITS. M MEMBERS Holse, Feb. II. Representative Al vord created a mild Hensatlon on the floor of the house today by making the charge thai $73,000 had been raised by the liquor interests to de feat the local option bill under con sideration in the Idaho legislature. Several members who are opposed to the measure. Jumped to their feet, re senting tile charge. Effort to pass the bill under suspension of rules, failed. It has been made a special order for Monday. Irrigation Code Passe. r Salem. Feb. 1. In the sen- ate the entire morning wns eon- slimed discussing In committee of the whole, tne Irrigation code that had passed the house. It r was opposed by the mining and water interests from sections of the state that did not wish to come under state control and regulation. The bill will reach la iltf late this afternoon. Later the bill was passed. ' The legislature adjourned this after- noon to participate in the Lin- coin celebration. ' 4 Atlantic Fleet All Right. Washington, Feb. 12. A wireless message from Admiral Arnold, who with three battleships Is en route to meet the battleship fleet, says a wire less has ben received from Admiral Sperry, reporting the fleet 125 miles nouiiiuesi ot i-ayalt III the Azores. The weather Is' good. H. A. Galloway, editor of the En terprise Neivs-ltecord, is In the city this afternoon transacting business. He Is one of tin- live boosters of Wal - Iowa county, and with Us pen and paper Is doing much to exploit the bounteous resources of his coinmunlly. substitute In circuit court ' LARGE SLIM TO T Any Remedy You See Advertised We handle all advertised remedies and tailet prepar ations. Remember that you oan f et these things here whether they are advertised for sale by us or not. Ti a 13 the store that has it and you Will save time by coming to ua for anything you need in the drug line You are apt to save money often as well as time. NEWUN DRUG STORE LA GRANDE, THOUSANDS HEAR LINCOLN ADDRESS (WITH ANNIVERSARY DRAWS I - . ' Tl IE U LIE AND TH E G HAY. Remarkable, Phases of. Ilodgciivllle Gathering S lines and Former Slave Oh tiers liruth Shoulders I'npnvo- . dented Ovutlou GLvcu lloosci ch ilis AddrcsK the Climax of Ilia Ca revr Wright, a Rebel, Pays Hom age to Lincoln In Spcvrh. . Hodgenvtlle, Ky., Feb. 12. Never since the day at Appomatox have 'io blue and the gray been drawn closer together than they were today when President Roosevelt, standing on tho spot that 100 years ago gave, to the world one of its greatest men, today delivered the most remarkable address of his career. In the presence of a great concourse of people. Luke Wright, a former Confederate artil leryman. Joined In (he tribute to Lin coln. Democratio and republican com mittees came from Louisville to gether. The governor will soon ap point 24 negro citizens to represent thlr race. fhe enthusiastic crowd represented every phase of America's greatest struggle. Former slaves together with the men who were once slave holders, gathered to pay tribute tf Llnoorfi's memory. The words of no other speaker were more sincere nor more eloquent than those of Wright. Under a canvas covering arranged about the marble memorial enclos ure of the log cabin where Jsancy Hanka brought the great child Into the w'orld, were accommodations for 6000 people, but more than this were on the scene at daybreak. Oenerat Rodger Williams pf Lexington, was th chief marshal of the day In charge of arrangements. . ., . Title TJre'ljJf-laI party was escorted to the scene among deafening cheers.' Roosevelt's greatest reception during his political career was Insignificant compared with that of today. Former Governor Joseph Folk of Missouri, as president of the National Lincoln Farm association, opened the ceremonies, and was followed by Gov ernor Wilson. Secretary Wright voiced his sentiments, und was then followed by Roosevelt, whose remark able address yas the crowning event of the day. It follows in full: We have met here to celebrate the. 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the two greatest Americans; of one of the two or three greatest men of the 13th century; of one of the great- jest men In the world's history. Thls rall-splltter, this boy who passed his ungaily youth in the dire poverty of (Continued from page 1.) OREGON i.i 4 J J