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d f tlVrVr7 TiT'i. n (1 1 -fnr-miWlMW i Hi mT i H I'll I -.,, . ' ' ' . ' III I ' LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OIUiGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, IB09. numufr lit, VOLUME VIII. - TJFT CONTROLS FUTURE THRIFT i rilESIDKNT RIBLKY DENIES GOVERNMENT IS A REPUBLIC. maintaining That Taft Holds Uie Bal ance In HU Hand a Tar as Future Business Enterprise Is Coivcrned, President Ripley Delivers rotated Inter lew If Taft ProsecuU Rail roads With Big Stick. Hard Tunes VU1 FoUow. Los Angeles, Feb. 23. Charging Roosevelt persecuted the railways and that at the present time the govern ment Is an oligarchy. President Ripley of the Santa Fe railroad, today de clared the future conditions of busl--ness generally, depended upon the at titude of President-elect Taft - He aald the boom following Taft's elec tion has died and that "the country is 8n a waiting mood; waiting to see what the coming administration will do." "The country wants to know what will be done with the tariff, and see whether the country. is to be ruled by an autocracy or as a republic. There are two extreme parties now, one com posed of the administration and its .friends who desire a pure democracy In control. This governments or ganized as a republic. As the result these two parties are pulling In differ ent directions. It has ceased for a time being a republic, and Just now It is an oligarchy. If Taft adopts a .generous or fair-play policy towards the railways, business generally will advance quickly." ' ' Be not niggardly of what costs thee jnothlng:t as countenance. courtesy" counsel and 444HM-'r4'M' DaintyWaist Whaf Iztlv c 1htrt IHUt IMW I W fl W does not want a waist. - Call , and them. WE Fa La Grande, Oregon . 4 444444 4 . . ' Need 4000 Men. Seattle, 'Feb. 23. Four thous-4-and men are needed during the summer season for cpntemplat- ed railroad construction work In Alaska. M. J. Heney. con- tractor, said today that he had been instructed by promoters of ( 4 the Copper River railroad, to build 100 Instead of 60 miles of railroad before cold . weather. This road will run trains during the winter to make travel to and from the interior easier. It will benefit Alaska's commerce imr menscly. ' 4 4 TERRILL SUIT WIT DEAD FORMER SOCIALIST SPEAKER '. ACCUSED ADMINISTRATION, To Be No Prosecution on Suit Against ' Federal Officers, Including Iloosc. velt Terrlll Maintained He Was Wrongful Incarcerated for Mur- . der. ' Perry, Okla., Feb. 23. A suit for $800,000 damages for alleged false Im prisonment In a Kansas penitentiary. filed by Ira N. Terrlll against Presl dent Roosevelt, former Governor Fer guson of Oklahoma territory, and other offjlcals, has been dismissed. Terrlll was formerly a populist speaker of the Oklahoma Territorial assembly. He, served one term for murder,'., always alleging he was wrongfully Imprisoned and that his Incarceration was the result of a con spiracy between the ' territorial " and federal offilcals. He was freed two years ago. Beware of little expewes- imal! leak will sink a big shop. EVENING GOWNS Just recieved bv express GOTHAM LAT EST DESIGNS You are wanting these gowns for the season's social f mictions. WE HAVE THEM In the daintiest Laces, Embrod' esies in sheet material. V 4 4 4 I ihat (If Ml i - J S new tee V wVr ' X 4 : j tore 4 srai FICIIT STANDARD OIL REBATE CASES WILL BE RESUMED. AU the Nation RtvotH Eye on Cliktigo While the Stoud Great Trial Is In Progress OH Attorney Objects to Fariuers Holding Seats as Jurors In the Case Government Will At tempt to Prove 1,462 Separate Of fenses of Rebating. ' 4 4 4 4444444444 4 4 7 Klklns Law Valid. '. 7 4- Washington, Feb. 23. The su- preme court of the United States 4 today held the rebate provisions 4 of the Elklns "act ae constltu- 4 4 4tlonaI. and decided against the 4 New York & Hudson River Rail- 4 road company in the sugar re- 4 4 bate cases. The Central was 4 fined 318,000, and Traffic Man- agerFred L Pomeroy 36000 f 4 for granting rebates to the su- 4 gar trust. ' : 444-44444 44444-4 4 Chicago, Feb. 23. The second great struggle between the Standard Oil and the United States government In the $29,240,000 case began this morning in the United States circuit court when Attorney Miller, chief counsel for the Standard Oil company, moved the en tire venire of 150 be quashed because It was improperly drawn, and that too many talesmen were farmers. Attor neys on both sides began arguments on the motion. District Attorney Sims notified the Standard attorneys that the govern ment expected to prove 1462 separate offenses In rebating in violation of the Elklns anti-trust law. If it suc ceeds It will ask the court to assess a maximum fine of $10,000,000. WhMesBk h Whiskey and Gambling Defendants Arraigned0ut on Bonds Maxwell Given TodBy's session of the circuit court was largely taken up with the Indict ment growing out of the Summervllle whisky and gambling cases. The first to appear from that particular trou ble part was Moroni Jack, who was arraigned upon an indictment charg ing him with selling liquor. He was given until tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock to plead and his bond fixed at $300. Donaldson Arraigned. William Donaldson, . proprietor of the Summervllle saloon.-came n-xt rfnd stood up while acting District Attor ney John S. Hodgln read 11 separate Indictments. Two of the indictments charge Donaldson with permitting gHmbling on his promises and the other nine charge him with ellin liquor. He was also given until to morrow to plead and his bond fixed at $1000. Afternoon Session. Summervllle citizens were greatly In evidence at the court house this after noon. Seventeen Summervllleltes lis tened to as .many Indictments, charg ing them with Infraction of the antl- gambling laws. In fact, most of them appeared on more than one count; some -on as many as four., The de fendants . were represented by 'Attor ney T. It. Crawford, who, after lis tening to the arraignment, explained to the .court that his clients were will SOLON IMBIBE LIQUOR FREELY STARTLING CHARGES ARE AIMED AT LEGISLATURE. Enemies of Local O(ion In California ' Dully FurnlHli Gallons of Free IJ 'quor to Law Maker Tills lit Vio lation of State Liquor Laws Great Excitement Stirred Up by Charges Sideboards Are. Maintained Sen ators Hilarious. . Sacramento, Feb. 23. That mem bers of the California legislature are dally consuming gallons of liquor fur nished within the capttot building by enemies of local option, and In so do ing violating the laws prohibiting in toxicants being sold or given away on the capltol grounds. Is the startling declaration made today by Rev. D. M. Dandier of Los Angeles, representing the antl-Salooh league In the fight for the passage of the local option bills. For . weeks ever since the legisla ture has been in . sessions, buffets whore beer and whisky are; given away, were openly conducted at the capitol. Sideboards Maintained. Behind curtains in the offices of the sergeant-at-arms of the assembly, senate sideboards were maintained. It was generally supposed the ser-geants-at-arms were giving away the drinks in return for their Jobs. The hilarity of certain members along in the afternoon of certain days, supports the statement that between $25 and $30 worth of liquor was con sumed daily. Is not necessary for all men to be great in action, TrTe greatest and subllmest power is often simple pa tience. Horace Bushnell. . tia5ii5j, an n Two Years Term ing to plead guilty to a single charge each and pay a fine therefor, upon the understanding that the other charges would be dismissed. Judge Knowles explained the matter of the prosecu tion of criminal cases rested entirely with the district attorney's office. Acting District Attorney Hodgln stated that ho did not feel that he could In Justice to the grand Jury dismiss any of the Indictments, and would not aifree to any compromise. Attorney Crawford then filed demurrers to all the indictments and stated that he would take the statutory time to plead. The Courf announced that he would listen to the pluns tomorrow morning. The court fixed the bonds of the defendants at $100 each, which was promptly furnished. In the matter of Donaldson and Jack, cliarv! with Infraction of the prohibition law. At torney Oawford asked that t' use ntand suspended until the s.ipreme court rendered Its dee.n relative to the validity of flu -ir.iliibitfon law In this county. A:t".-nt-y Hodgln for the state, did not see fit to look at the matter In the sitne light and there the matter stands. - Maxwell. Ghen Two Years. While the court was waiting for the other Summervllle visitor to appear. Tom Maxwell was, sentenced to two (Continued on page eight.) 444444444 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Quits Pulpit for Garage. 4 4 Rev. Ferdinand S. Rockwell, 4 4 of the Sheridan Park Methodist 4 church, has left the ministry to 4 sell automobiles, after deciding 4 that the money received for 4 4 preaching the gospel was Insuf- 4 4 fit-lent to support his family. He 4 said today: "Preaching the gos- 4 4 pel does not pay. I. have to make 4 4 money. That money Is the root 4 of all evil is false. Lack of it la 4 4 an evil. Crime Is generally com- 4 4 mltted because of a lack of 4 money." . . 4 4444 4-4444444 4-44 T INTO THE SEA PLEASURE RESORT NEAR HO- QUI AM DESTROYED. Due to a Break in the Dyke Surf at High Tide la Pounding Property to Pieces Bath House Undermined Ixihs . Will Be Thousands Many Men Unemployed. Hoqulam, Wash.. Feb. 23. Accord ing to a special to the News from Mo clips, a seashore resort near this city, practically the whole north end of that resort was washed into the sea with several cpttages and . their contents, due to a high tide which hammered a half-mile dyke. A strip of land 12 feet high, 20 feet wide and, 1000 feet long, was washed away and the bath were undermined.. .'' j The mill giving employment to many men Is slowly being pounded to pieces. A bredk in the dyke Is giving the surf free sweep. The loss will be thoua ands of 'dollars. WO.MAN SUFFRAGE LAW.,; Washington Passes Suffrage Luw U 7 , i to the Governor? Olympia, Feb. 23. The senate this morning passed a police atfd firemen pensio bill.. The police pension has already passed the house. Palmer's uniform accountancy bill, providing bureau of Inspection of public offices,, passed the house. . Also McMaster's bill giving university regents a right to allow street car lines to go through the- university grounds. , The house killed the bill providing challenged voters must declare their party. The woman suffrage bill passed the senate without a ripple, 30 to 9. It now goes to the governor for signa ture. Promises may get thee friends, but non-performance will turn them Into enemies. n COMPLEXION BRUSHES Nature and a complexion brush can undo most t 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. These 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 DRGSQII HAS RETURNED EXPERIMENT STATION PROFITS TO REMAIN AT STATION. Union County's Representative to Sa Jem Returns Last Evening Ex- . iiresHe View on Normal School Question Fought for Johnson Bill Station at Union Will ' Profit Monetarily Explains Exact Status of the Asylum Question. Stephen S. Richardson, represent tlve to the recent legislature from this county, returned last evening, after" having attended the full session. Mr. Richardson accomplished considerable good for the county he represented. One bit of legislation which he per fected Is of monetary Interest to tha experiment station at Union. In ad dition to securing an appropriation of $75,000 for the Union station, he se cured the passage of a measure that will revert all profits of the farm back to the farm. In the past this has al ways gone to the state, but now the station keeps It. According to Man ager Clark this item will average $3, 500 yearly, making a total running ex pense of about $10,000. : Ills Efforts on Johnson Bill. While the Johnson .road bill was killed, Mr. Richardson was a firm and ardent friend of the bill. In re gard to the Normal school questTon, Mr. Richardson was one of the few who wanted the house to concur with the senate in allowing sufficient funds to carry the Institutions through the present year's work. : But the major ity of the .house turned the senate dswn on this proposition and the fact that the schools have: no funds to fin ish their year's work which is due to the house and not the senate. Mr. Hlchardson realizes full well that the logical solution of the problem Is to have ono goed school, to be located by popular vote. Ills Asylum Wort. , Considerable .wire pulling that tha public knows little or, was effected In regard to the branch asylum proposi tion. As tnemauer now smnuj, rx plalns the solon, the state as a whola wlllbe given a vote on whether or not eastern Oregon Is to have an asylum, at the next general - election. Tha whole state realizing that this is need ed, will doubtlessly vote the measura favorably. If passed, a commission of three, the governor, secretary of stata and state treasurer, will decide whera the asylum Is to belocated. The loca tion must be within five miles of ba ker City, Union, or Pendleton. As tha state owns 640 acres of land at Union, and has numerous others features that (Continued on page 8.) 4444444444444444444444444444444444
