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LA GRANDE,. UNION OOt'NTY, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH i, 100
NUMBER 1H.
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HECEIVER GIVEN THESE IN
STRUCTIONS BY UNCLE SAM.
Contrary to Original Plans There
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; Wore No Dividends Issued - by the
" Kocelver of tlio Defunct Bank To-
. : Ulay Ordered to Walt Until March
' 19; When More Funds' Arc Available
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vill lyn.Vmi rl a- 4 J- Pw Cont
Payment at Tliikt Tliiic.
There will be no, dividends. Issued
ly the receivership' of: the Farmer &
Tr4fferaNatl6nal 'bank ; until- Mar'ph
19, at which time a 45 per, cent divi
dend will be , Issued .to, .depositors.
This Js contrary to plans of the re
ceiver, but Is according to dictation of
the comptroller of the , currency.
.lYhenM.fI-'dner. esked fqr.J)lank
certificates, he Informed the receiver
.that It would be possible to Issue a 40
per cent dividend on March 1, and a
,45 per cent divided on March 19, when
additional assessments of sharehold
ers will be at tie disposal of the re
ceiver. With this Information as a
Jiasla to ..work with, th comptroller
"decreed that the receiver' wait until
"March 19, and issue the 45 per cent
.dividend. ;' " ' '
" It was rumored that the dividend!
checks were to' be issued today, but
those who had looked forward to part
"returns on their deposits in the de
funct bank at this time will have (o
valt at least 19 days more, '"'''
When all the red tape Is gon through
with, It will be about April 10 or 15,
before the actual cash "will be paid "out.
Observer "advertisers are live mer
chants. Tradq with them and prove"lt.'
IfeiLa Grande,
Maded
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mm
Mew
:- jfk ' -win
" Harangue Still Stands. i
f Washington. March Lr-The denun
ciation of President Roosevelt by Con
gressman Cook of Colorado, will re
main, In the.j-eoords, of the hous, ac
cording .to. report today by a special
committee appointed to consider th
Question of' expunging It It declares
the speech as a whole does not con
tain language in violation of privileges
of debate.'
Poio Suffers Illness. . ,
Rome, MarchT2iej)opewas ,at
tacked by heart disease this afternoon.
The attack Is not considered serious.
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TAKES' OATH OF OFt'ICli ;r
);.. AT 10:10 THIS . MORNING.
Holds Office of Secretary of State ami
of Governor, 'Too Is Joint Salary
of . 19,500--Koaer Appointed Insur
' anee Commissioner' as the First Of
ficial Act.
Salem, March 1. Oregon today has
a new governor In F. W. Benson, for
mer. secretary ol state, who. took th
oath at 10:10 this mornmg, adminis
tered by Chief Justice Moore,".. In' the
presence of 50 employes of the capitol.
His first official act was the appoint
ment of S. A. Kozer , as Insurance
commissioner. Kozer had been chief
clerk in Benson's office. : Benson Is
still secretary of state, and chairman
of all administrative . boards ..upon
which h votes as governor and -secretary
.'-
Governor Benson will draw th 'sal
aries of both offices $3000 In one In-
( Continued o pffge 4-)'
Oregon
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LADIES
URGED
TO BE PRESENT
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NO SOUCITATION FOR , i i !
' " ' : BOOSTER FCND TONIGHT.
Genlul Tom and AdvertliH Chapman
' Spend tho Day Hero Big Meeting
Set for Tonight and All, Irrewixx-tlvo
of Age or Hex, Should AlU-nd It-r-
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. Rlcluirdson Will Not Auk for Money
' tir. Chiipiiian'WlIl Go Vci Eurly
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This Evening. t ( ',. ,,tl,, .vw,
...v i ;t i ':l IV- -i .-!!
- No solicitation' for mohey'ahd every
lady in the city requested to attend,
Is a' concentrated statement of condi
tions that Are of especial Interest' In
connection with 4 the Tom ; RlchaVdson
lecture at the Steward opera house to
night, commencing at 8 o'clock."
Two Fublk'lty Men Here. ' ': ' :
That ' genial Tom, booster, thinker,
doer, engineer of great and stupendous
undertakings, and C. C. Chapman, at
the head, of the greatest' advertising
firm on the Pacific coast, arrived this
morning from Hot Lake and today
have been the busiest mortals In the
community. They dally 'not. Calling
on business men In :' company with
President Collier of the Commercial
club, speaking to he school children
are only a part of the day's varied ac
tivities. . :' '':.'
.' Chapman Leaves Tonight. '
Mr. Chapman 'Is here for 'the ' day
only and school children were the fa-1
vored ones for' f w else' heard him
speak. He leaves this evening for the
west,, but twhlle here was extremely I
active; " " ' " ' ' - ' '
l4ullc Invited Out. ' "I J
"Next to a few ' men," agree" Mr.
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Nashville, March 1. The defense In
the Cooper trial today bent every ef-
fortAto show, Senator Carmack fired
the first shot in the pistol duel causing
his death. Evidence tending to sup
port the' theory that .the Coopers diet
ed In Belf-defense,- was introducedito
ffay. They will endeavor to prove tar-
mack drew his revolver on seeing me
Coopers, father and son, and " that
Robin, the son, fired the fatal Bhot
after the elder Cooper was wounded.
The defense will probably conclude to
day. The state expected to occupy
Salem, March 1. The condition of
Ralph Bristol tf Portland, who Is a
student at Oregon university at hu-
gene, and who was taken to the Insane
asylum ti Vavlng'maniac as the result
TENNIS CABINET
EXECUTIVE SEATED WITH
- HUNTERS AND SIXRETARIES.
Strange (Hihering SKs at Farewell
Luncheon Given by l!K-ievcll Tinlay
All Walk of Life In W Ilk h itmno
elt StepfH'd'RepreM'ntetl by Tliiw
IYoient." ': ' '
Washington, March 1. One of the
strangest' gatherings of giie-as seen
since Roosevelt was president, collect
ed at the W'hlte House today for a
defense: m coopebtriai thkh
HAZIKC VICTIM MAY RECOVER
STiLL T D
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BRAMWELL HOME FROM '
I ' CONraRICNICE AT OGDEN.
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General Anjxiet LtMks Gloomy, aa a
Strong Illval AjHar in Utah, That
In Drawing Sugar King and Lleuteu-
ant That Way -Ecrlew Now In' Im
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Angeles to Decide on Ouly Uiwolved
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.. Detull onies Lnle In Wccki Willi
: Deflnlio Dtxiidoii. ' ' '' " 1 1Jl
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Final decision. In .the matter.of remov
ing or ltalnlng the sugar factory in
this city Is near. F. S. Bramwell, who
was called to-Ogden Saturday by' Da-
i , .i i
yi'4 Eccles, has returned to La Grande
and, while encouraged to a certain de
gree, admits that the balance la yet
swinging with no definite assurance
and no specific assertion that the fac-toi-y
Is to go. Exactly as planned, the
sugar magnate and his lieutenants
were in consultation last Saturday with
Mr. Bramwelt, with the result that a
detail which, can only be settled1 by a
visit to Los Angeles by - Mr. Eccles.
holds the balance, : -: . ' i
4 , Rolapp Favorable,
General Secretary Judge Rolapp, of
the Amalgamated Sugar r companies,
has heretofore been adverse to leaving
the factory In La Grande, but Is now
convinced of the plausibility of retain
ing the factory In, view , of the com
ing, Irrigation. Up to the time , that
My. . Rolapp "came over" Mr, Eccles
was the only voice In the advisory
board of jmanagers that favored leav
ing the factory here for one year more
as a tentative proposition, at least.
three days submitting evidence in re
buttal. '' ' ; "V; 'J
. Dr. Glaswog,, who performed th
autopsy on Carmack's body, testified
there were .three . wounds, one on the
left' side l&elow the nipple, the bullet
penetrating the heart and emerging on
the right Hide. Another followed the
same course, but farther down. The
liiilii won nil uio liack uk liie nvck hiiu
severed the spinal cord. He declared
his belief that the wound in the neck
was the first inflicted. The defense
holds the wounds In the body were In
flicted first. s
f elng thrown into a bathtub of Ice
water at Eugene, in December, be
cause he Was lute for dinner, Is said
to be Improving. Physicians are not
determined regarding his ultimate re
covery. .
SUCCESS AFTER
CANNON'S SCALP
isTIlENUOUS E1IXJRT lH BREAK
DOWN ( AXXOMS.M AT ONCE.
ITIuiiN Mrtcl to )i I cat (aiiiion fur
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He-ckvtioii to. Spckcrliip ul the
Se'lal :Kew-lon Kuiy-v Magazine
Lcuri Warfare on 1 'union Old
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New Ydrk,1 March 1.- Discussing the
reply made public by Speaker Cannon,
the first responsy frolfl him clnce Vari
ous rpub!!ca'lbnsMait?uKed' him," t.A'-
ID
Still, every member but these two, op
pose the matter .wn '.T,
A Worthy "iuvalT
La Grande's rival In this respect If
a" Valley tif tTta that' has presented
Eccles and his company with, a mass
meeting proposition, asking for the La
Grande factory. In the event that It i
moved, aqd guaranteeing an acreage
of 3000 the first year and 5000 .for
subsequent year(u.,..The. actual.jBtatus
of tne master is that the (oca) factory's
life depends entirely on whether or
not the Utah site U selected aa against
the La Grande factory. '&J.. -'.',,, : '
.-Mr. Bramwoll mde- emestand
convincing' euppUcatlo'n1 to the board
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' (,' ... ,-g- '.en ' . I '!
WAS' MttTk-MIliioNAIRE '' ,'kt i -
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.FROM TRACK AND MIXES.
Onc"6f tlie Nation's "Noted Omraeterg
"V.! I. 1 . I ' ' J ' -
... Succumbs to Pneumonia After Long
- i' ;r n. " 1 ' ' ' a "
IlhieNs I'liVHlclaim Fought Death
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Heark-ally- .Fortunato; Venture
of
Life.-1-''1
Zips AngeletCCaU..March.l.E...J.
"Lucky" Baldwin died at his home In
Arcadia at fr' thls mornlri The last
j . t ' i ''" '':' i i . ;- v
five days ! was kept llve by oxygen.
Ho was trl"ken with pneumonia six
weeks ' ago''l' " ' ' '."h '- '' '' ' - '
worth, k'..Jij eno''
aa n'n""
speculi')v,1i ve trV
mllllonulre. ,Ho .
IS.OOO.OOOS""
!hM)iAiir
M
'liliKl BULIlffll
LOSES TO DEATH
i.aier ne-sa I I ll io III ts.the. difM.itce biwen the.acual
7mV'lmm I 111 l'wM-i'H!n- iuv:Ji v tl- .contract price...
,rw ,w-.IW, , . ju.. " ,.v v..
the tract. Rivals plotted io down htmcltr wiu .then be made as per ,con
when he was a stock speculator, but tract, from time to time, aa, the work
he. always won, giving him the sobrl
quet of "Lucky." ; i; ,
The Baldwin ranch near here. ls. es
timated to. be worth J50.000.000. ,
Since 1878 he 'has been prominent
in turf affairs."' His first famous
horse, Lexington, became known after
winning a seven-mile rnce In New Or
leans 18 minutes 19 seconds.
It 1s expected that many" suits' for a
share in the estate will follow, as many
farm 20 miles from Hamilton, O., on
November1 2, 1828. He and a friend,
W. H. McIIenry, suggested they seek
fortune, and the two came west,' stop
ping first, at Ogdcn, Utah., and. then
went to Carson City and San Fran
cisco. , . , , ,
Appropriation Bill Pusses. .
- .Washington, March 1. The appro,
prlatlon bill. passed the senate today.
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.
These brushes do make good completions and"sooner
or iater ou 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' ORUG STORE
t f , i 4 i i - -i GRANDEi QREQ0H mi..jiih
REACH GLIPAX
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III. Tl'O WEEKS
AGENT lltllHYING TO
i CITY TO CLOSE DEAL
Spccdjv Consummation - of Deal Bo-
tween City' and Power Company 1st
, : ' I ::.: i .; i" : -." !(
. Now Evident Bonds Actually Sold,
Pending O. K, of Bond Attorney-
CoiigehUoa. of Work. iak Office Ro
'nponMlble for Telay Count-il Anx-
revl iffiff '!' Oi!H'
lous to Keep Public Posted.
Wlthlo,,,;Q ,daya. t4re,.Hlr be con
summated.' a deal between the ICity
council and 'the ..American . Light U
Power company ' that ' will . mean th
luccessf ul; . conclusion - of negottatlon
and.tha-inauguratlon jot, actuaJLJKork
In the construction f ihe Beaver creek,
municipal water project. This state
ment 1 based on letters received by
Mayor. M. K. Hall and Councilman J.
T. Williamson, chairman of the water
committee.; Congestion In, the. .office
of bond attorneys ln the employjof th
light copipany, Is reuppnBlble for tardi
ness In' reaching speedy consummation
Of the contract,' This Is clearly ex
plained In a following letter to Mayor
Hall. When Mr. Dutch mentioned In
the correspondence, reaches here, the
little legal details that may not suit
the bond attorney will be righted and
the deal closed.
: .. Climax Nearby, .
Both' "'Mr.' Hall and Mr.' Williamson
are confident that the climax Is near
at hand. ;, They look for .complete ap
pendage of signatures that will .make
the documents valid, within two weeks'
time. When the 'doal is closed,. ,;the
Light and Power company pays to the
'city treasurer the ?14.iM)0 that repre-
, Moymflnu to uie conirauiurs..' uy iu
advances. :..'' r-na
The-council aa a whole is anxious
that the public be advised of each step
taken In the progress of negotiations
and - as the- following letter -explBlna
much of the cause for defay, It ls'pub
llshed herewith: ' - ' ' '
' Kansas City, Feb. 2D, 1909 v
Dr. M. Kl Hall, Mayor,
La Grande, Ore. ' ' '
"DeaV Sir: " The , writer has just re
iuiueu iium iv. U'..ju,J. lJZltir
cago, where he went to 'try and push
matters in connection with. , the . ap
proval "Of your Issue of Beaver Creek
pipe line bonds.- We found the- bond
attorneys fairly swamped with ' work,
and that they had not expected" to
take up your record for' about two
weeks. However, we; Induced our at
torney, to let us' have an expression of
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