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... VOLUME VIII. LA GRANDE, IIXIOM COCXTV, OREGON, SATlltDAY, FEIHUAllY 20, 1909. N I'M HER 5 J SQUAnER WINS FIRST BUTTLE TAMOl'S CASE DECIDED HY REGISTER RRAMWELL TODAY. Cuy M. Ryrklfs Application is Sot Aside by Register In Trefcrencc to Squatter New Ion Case Scln lYcce dent for Scores or Other fuses Muny Families of This City Deeply Interested Financially Ityrkit Cull Appeal. Pointing out In voluminous findings that legitimate squatters have prefer ence rights. Register Frank C. Dram well this afternoon gave the first de cision In the notorious 4-41 case, that originated In Wallowa county last summer when close to 50 tlmbermen filed on timber and stone claims in the north 4, 41, after a line-up lasting nearly a month In this city. In the test case, Guy M. IJyrklt of this city, is the protestee, und Flnley M. New Ion, the profcestant. Standing as II does, as a precedent for the scores of other contests filed immediately after the opening for entry by the govern ment, the decision Is of 'extreme Im portance to many La Grande people. Squatter $lude Improvements. It was only recently that the noted contest was heard' in this city before Register Brainucll. It required li lays to- take the testimony duly re corded In something like 350 pages of typewritten matter. The findings reached today by the. register point out In detail how the preponderance of testimony gave proof that the protest ant did make improvements and con tinued to make Improvements until' the time the land was filed on by Pyr- (Contlnued on page 4.) In 1 5 1 Mill! Dainty Waist What lady is there that does not want a new waist. Call and see them. THE La Grande, Oregon I STEAMER GOES OVER FALLS. Realizing His Fate, Captain Mows lib Drains Out Before Fall. Antwerp, Belgium, Feb. 20. A Congo steamer, Captain Selgstrom, was swept over Stanley fulls and 20 of the crew were drowned, according to word received here today. Selg strom, when he realized the craft was doomed, blew his brains out. The rudder became unmanageable. FIRE TOTALLY E WOODS RESIDENCE IN ELGIN DE- ; . TBOYED By FIRE Elgin, Feb. 20. (Special.) The David Crockett property In this city. occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Wood caught fire at 11 o'clock this fore noon from the kitchen fire. Mrs. Woods was 111 and by the time she was taken out the fire had gained such headway that little If anything was saved. The property was partial' ly covered by Insurance. The fire de partment responded nobly, but before the property could be reached it was beyond control. Rrlde of Two Weeks Killed. Chicago, Feb. 20. Mrs. Ida Coop er, a bride of but two weeks, was found murdered In her home today. Her throat was cut and bloody finger marks were on her face and clothing. She was also shot in the head. The body was on the floor of the bath room and was still warm. The police think she was murdered by a disappointed lover, who threatend her life when she married Thomas Cooper. DESTROYS HOI EVENING GOWNS , Just recieved by express 'GOTHAM LAT EST DESIGNS You are wanting these gowns for the season's social functions ME HAVE THEM the daintiest Laces, Embrod- e7es in sheet material. will Fair Store EIGHTEEN ARE ARREST. .MOST ARE GAMBLING CASES IX AND DEFENDANTS WILL I Several of the Hiuglewdcrs Have Left tho Slate ami Cannot Do Returned by Requisition TaMrw Is First Rig Dutch of Arrests Coming I'ndcr Grand Jury Jurisdiction Attempt at High Finance Exposes the Gambling to Jury. ' Eighteen of those 59 mysterious In dictments camo to light today when Sheriff Chllders made returns on 18 arrests made In Summervllle and vi cinity yesterday. He had warrants for two classes of cases, three warrants Indicting John Stevens, who was up at the last term of the circuit court for selling Intoxi cating liquors, and his brother, Jlymen Stevens' and Donaldson, on a similar charge, but these three found It out and took their departure several days ago, and are supposed to be over In the state of Washington, where they are presumably safe, as In cases of this kind governors will not grant requisition papers. Donaldson did not waste any time In making his escape. for It la understood that he was' to have been married the day following his departure. The other 15 or 16 In dictments charge the defendants with the. prime of gambling. It Is under stood that on Tuesday they will all ap pear before the court and plead guilty. There Is reported to be a little romance connected with this wholesale capture. Several days before the convening of the grand Jury, "Coal Oil Johnny," which Is the title the Sutnmcrvllle boys have given Mr. Wllber of Union, who appeared In their1 midst selling stock In one of the oil companies now prospecting In the vicinity of Ontario Chief of Police Walden made the remark yesterday In a casual way thnt the police records did not show 'a single arrest for drunkenness made during the month of January, and only one so far during February. When questioned as to the accuracy of the statement, the chief remarked that before he would make the statement to go before the public he desired to SEA BULL DOCS GRAND UECEITION TKVXNED FOR ATLANTIC SQl'ADRON. Reception lo llomc-Comiii Squadron Will Do l lals.rale Will lie Ciiloiin allou of Most Notable Event hi Nau tical History Dig Trogrum Is Set for Monday. Norfolk, 'a., Feb. JO. Out on the broil. 1 blue bosom of the Atlantic to use the most approved sea-sloiy iali guage lt great bulldogs ot tile sea arc plowing their way ustuiil, head ed for Hampton Roads and toe great est ho:ne-i oiiilng celebration ever ten dered a wandering fleet. Hy tomor row morning, it is expected, the war vessels will be visible to the nude eye on the eastward horizon, aitliouyli they will not make theii' grand entry Into Hampton Roads until .Monday. What has bapj m J in the pust when Johnny came marching home. wiii u-.t be a e;tvt.'ii.i:anc.t to tlo-i warmth and wealth of greeting that Is FEW ARRESTS TMDE IN EICIIT MONTHS II 1 THE FOLD BEFORE 1H D VICINITY OK Sl'MMEHVILLE, Tl.EAD XEXT TUESDAY, IS RETORT. and Vale. He evidently met with splendid success and it Is alleged sold stock to the amount of about $1400. Cpon reaching SutnmcrvUle It Is stat ed that Wllber thought he would open up a banking game and fleece the Summcrville boys out of their hard earnings. If the story reported Is true, Wllber had trouble In securing a room to open his game In, until John Stevens could not resist the offer of $25, and permission was given Wither to open his "21" game. His display of gold and checks offered a tempting bait to get a little "easy" money, and In due time one or two of the most venturesome sat In the game. It did not take the players as Well as the sightsers long to ascertain that Wit her did not have any too much knowl edge of the game, and It was a snap for the players to get rich and Wll ber's bank roll, ns the story goes, be gan to dwindle and he closed his "21" game. He thought he understood draw poker better and after a few hours nil his money and checks were gone. He then began to realize what condl tlon he was In and took steps to miS' pend payments on the checks and no tlfled the different banks of the conn- ty not to cash them. The grand Jury found out and after investigating the evidence of a dozen or more witnesses, (Continued on page I.) look over the records. He not only found that that statement was true, hut 'also that the record shows that during the eight months since the passage of the local option law there have been but 28 arrests for drunken ness, and that the eight months Just preceding the date of the local option law taking effect there were 133 ar rests. E T SLIGHT SHOCKS IN FRANCE TARTIAI.I.Y S I" DSTA NTIATE HIM I'leiiiiiiiian Several Days Ago Tre ilieleil Set ere 'Oiiuke III Frur.ee slight Shocks Felt Already and A Iriolniiier oufiileiil of Disuslroiis Trembler Tonlaht. Paris. Feb. 1!0. Astronomer Mar ehiimi's prediction of a terrific carth mtake for today as partially vindi cated by shocks felt at St. Gem gen, a village near Grenoble, with little dam age. Marchand predicted several days ;iko, that the earth would be sli;:' li today by a 'ipiake leaving cfi! !:;i'ins similar to those at Siui ; . .iK'ieo, Valparaiso, Kingston hm-: . ii sslna. He said this afterni"..; uas confident i a great shot It would come before j midnight. j He bases his prediction on the psl- tl n of th' sun und iii'mn -.tSiii n fi-r-j elite to the meridian. He says it is such as to cause maximum Influence of the rays of the sun and moon to af PREDICTS OUAK .XTLOITIN(i SEATTLK FAIR. Dig Excursion With Tcople and Lit erature to Ios Angeles. Tacoma. Feb. 20. The Great Cali fornia excursion from the Tugc-t Sound left here this morning for Los Angeles. It will take seven days to make tho trip, which Is made to boost the Seattle fair' and Sound titles. About 100 are on the train, which is loaded with literature. HAIIDJ FIGHT LOCAL OPTION LAW. AS FAR FROM SETTLEMENT AS EVER BEFORE Olympla, Feb. 20. A sensational address by Hay In Seattle last night, Is the solo topic of conversation among the legislators, who are as widely di vided In expressions of opinion upon Hay, the acting governor's attitude as they are un the local option bill. The wets assert the executive had no right to "butt In" on tho legislative depart ment, and predict Hay will be rapped on the bill he favors. ' Another plan Is to hold the senate bills In public morals committee of the house and concentrate efforts to force the senate to take the McMaster's bill from committee and pass it through the senate. A third nltornr. tlvc Is to make the senate bill In the house and amend It to conform with the league bill, except as to the unit. It is practically conceded the drys are willing to permit the amendment to the league bill, making separate units of first and second-class cities, Instead of having the entire county as a sin gle Hint. ( ' ' y So many legislators were absent to day that It Is impossible to predict what the next move will be In the lo cal option fight. One plan Is for a Joint committee of three senators and five representatives to frame an en tirely new bill. TAKES RDBIN COOPER TAKES THE STAND Nashville, Feb. 20. Robin Cooper- took the stand In his own defense in the trial In which he is accused with his father, Colonel Cooper, and John D. Sharpe, with the murder of for mer Senator E. W. Carmack. He told his life history. The witness described the excite ment following the shooting. It was shown that the report of Robin Coop er's escape arose from the fact that COMPLEXION BRUSHES Nature and a complexion brush can undo most of the havoc that time and weather works. Nature re news a complexion when you take pains to stimulate the circulation and to brush out the worn out tissues. Th?se brushes do make good complexions and sooner or later you will use one. We make it easier for you to use one now. Our prices are very low and we carry the sort of brushes tnat have recieved the highest approval. NEWLIN DRUG STORE LA GRANDE, OREGON IHSSILATE DYING HOURS OF LEGIsLA. TCRE GRINDS OCT DH.IA Finish Will Re Written on Work of Dying Legislature I -ate Tonight Some Time- Ashland Xormal Got the Sumo Way Weston Did Eat rrn Oregon Soloiis I'nable to Fore stall Ik-feat of Weston School Muny Money Hills Ghen Tassae. Salem, Feb, 20. It was nearly t o'clock this morning when the son ate adjourned after passing the defl- clency appropriation bill, carrying $104,000. The house bill setting aside $75,000 for removal and a site for deaf mutes, the general appropriation bill with $70,000 for supreme court; $17,000 for state treasurer's expenses. These two figures were restored after being reduced. Repeated motions to adjourn were Ignored by Hurt, who was In the chair. The latter finally put a motion to adjourn and It carried, President Bowerman was presented with a gold watch by the senators. Weston Normal Doomed for Certain. The house that went on record for three Normal schools, compromised with the senate today to save from utter defeat, and voted to retain on Normal school at Monmouth, conced ing the abolition of the schools here tofore maintained at Weston and Ash land. Members of the eastern and southern Oregon fought fiercely to save their schools, but failed on roll call. The house rejected the state print ing bill as tt came back from the sen ate, which Ver substitute to amend the fee schedule. The house passed' the general game code with a few amendments. Two Important bills are In the senate committee on Industries, the Campbell eight-hour law, and the (Continued oh page E.j ! he was taken to a surgeon to have the t bullet removed from his shoulder af ' ter the shooting. An .effort is being 'made to locate the bullet, as upon It I hinges one of the most Important ' phases of the case.' The prosecution, j claims the bulct was . from Colonel Cooper's revolver, and that Robin wa I wounded by hlB own father. The Ca I fense contends the bullet was fro:n Carmaek's weapon. now ready for the prodigal Jack f the Atlantic fleet, now neaiing home (Continued from page 1.) fect the particularly weak spots of- the earth's surface. If