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VOLUME VIII. LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 10. NUMIIKR If. 8 y $12,000 BRICK sin E HENRY & CARR TO BUILD THIS SPRING. Jiew Morgue, "Undertaking Parlors and Show Floor to Be Included In New Brk-k Structure to lie Erected on Washington Avenue Cliapcl to lie Included Constant Attendant at the Morgue Every Known Appliance to Be Provided, 1m the Plan. Further evidence of La Grande's ex pansion and growth during the year 1909 comes with the announcement to day that $12,000 are to be expended by Henry & Carr, undertakers, on a -plot of ground facing Washington ave nue, adjoining the Blue Mounatin Creamery building on the west. The expenditure will be for the con duction and equipment of an up-to-date morgue and .undertaking parlors. According to plans now being drawn for immediate use, the structure will be a two-story brick, 40x110. The first floor will be occupied by the un dertaking parlors, morgue and chapel, while the second floor is to be con certed Into living rooms for the at tendant who will be in attendance day and night, and also for show floor for the undertaking departmnet of the Henry & Carr store. A Modern Building. Every facility known to modern undertaking will be provided for the new parlors. The structure will be sufficiently large to permit the con struction on the first floor of a chapel where funeral sen-ices can be held, when desired. The equipment for the (Continued on page eight.) 1 M'4"M'j'r'M''M"r 2 Loade Down Mew Goods THE in air La Grande, SEND FLEET TO SEATTIJE. First Squadron of Pacific Heel to At tend Fair 0ciilng. ashington, March 3. The first squadron of the Pacific fleet has been ordered to proceed to Seattle for the opening of the A. Y. P. exposition. Senator Piles was notified to this ef feet today by the secretary , of the navy. The squadron. Is composed of eight armored cruisers and will re main there eight days. They may re turn later. ' POLICE UNABLE TO HANDLE THE ENORMOUS CROWD. Arrival in New York of Former Cham pion Precipitates Such a Reception as Hum Never Been Extended to a Prizefighter lu Hbttory Urge Ex- ,. Champion to Re-enter Ring. New York, March 3. Jim Jeffries and wife, and Sam Berger, his spar ring partner, arrived here today and was greeted at the Grand Central de pot by a crowd so big the police were unable to handle it. While the fighter was passing between two solid walls of humanity formed by the police, ad mirers yelled themselves hoarse. All united In urging Jeffries to re-enter the ring and whip Jack Johnson. Ad immense crowd also greeted him when he arrived at the office of a theatrical agent, in an automobile. Again the police cleared the way for the former champion. He was given the greatest ovation ever received by a prizefighter. me i Oregon GREAT THRONGS WELCOME IEFF 55 51 COLONISTS HE' ALREADY CONGESTION OF BAGGAGE AND EXPRESS THIS EARLY. Fondest Hopes of Boosters Will Be Realized This Spinig Bevcrul From the Near Western States Fart Through City Tills Morning Ex press Piled High In Poeatello Two Extra Baggage. Cars Required Today The first olg traimoad of homeseek- ers to be attracted to Oregon by the famous spring colonist rates, reached La Grande this morning. The home- seekers were principally from southern- Colorado and western Nebraska points. The principal destination In fh crowd today was Portland. At this early date the slue of the ex cursion is extremely large and merely forewarns the booster clubs of Oregon that the greatest colonistic period In the history of Oregon's development, is now on. So great is the congestion of baggage at Poeatello that express matter had to be stored at the Junction city until the baggage could be taken west. As all baggage has preference over express, the Short Line andfO. R. & N. were forced to put on two ex tra baggage cars on No. 1 today, and left express at Poeatello. Trainmen look forward to strenuous work the coming two months. That fond hopes held out by boosters are to be realized is already striklngl) evident and Union county has work tt do this and next month. Will Welcome Inland Steamer. Lewlaton, Idaho, March 3. An elab rate program will accompany the ar- rlvnl of the first Open River Associa tion steamer at this city from Celilo on March 15. All the commercial or ganizations of northern Idaho will be present to organize a North Idaho League of Commercial clubs. Nevada City Tremble. Nevada, City, Cal., March 3. An earthquake as severe as the one in Ne vada county during the big quake, ex cited people here today. It lasted 10 seconds. in EVIDENCE ACAIN ITALIAN TENEMENT HOUSE FIRED BY MURDERERS. Ten Burned to Crisp and as Many More Writhing la Frightful Pain as the Result of Conflagration in Neu York House Previously Flooded Willi OH. , New York, March 3. Ten Italian are dead, a half score more arc writh ing in hospitalH from burns and bro ken limbs a the result of the latest toll exacted by the ' Black Hand," which is charged with having fired a Seventh avenue tenement early today. When the flames died down, the char red corpses were found at the stall landings. Three were burned beyond recognition and many were found kneeling In prayer. All Indications point to the fact that the five-story buildine. which was crowded with Italians, was flooded with oil from top to bottom. In the performance of their duty six policemen and 10 firemen were badly burned. ' Several firemen es caped death by Jumping Into life nets in the street. All told, 30 families oc cupied the tenement. Scores of small children were rescued. m WW CICiTIC Pll HIPPED III 800 ItOOSEYELT "STINGSE" 1IARRI- . MAN AT ELEVENTH HOUR. Gigantic Scheme to Kill Electric Trol ley IJne Development lu California and Nevada Frustrated by lresldcnt . Today Adds Great Tract of Lam! to the Taboo Forct Reserve Har rlnian Had Options on AH Power . Sites lu That Section. ; Washington, March 3. Following the discovery of what was believed to oe a gigantic scheme of E. H. Harri- man and allied interests to guln con trol of the electric power situation In northern California and Nevada by purchase of options on all available power sites In unappropriated lands, President Roosevelt today signed a proclamation adding 300,000 acres to the Tahoe forest reserve, dealing a staggering blow to Harrlman. The president took action after a thorough Investigation by government agents. The proclamation was signed after a formal protest was made against it by Congressman Englebrlght of Cali fornia, who has a bill In the house pro viding for the authority for creating new national forests In California, be taken from Roosevelt, and putting the power In congress alone. Government agents learned that Harrlman secured options on nearly every available electric power site In the affected district, and announced he was going to use the power to haul trains over the Truckee mountains. New Crater Formal. Mexico City, March 3. The forma tion of a new crater on Mount Collma by the eruption of rocks and lava fromthe volcano Is reported In dis patches received today from Pldencla. The eruptldn was accompanied by several tremblers. SPECIAL SESSItSf LIKELY. Salem, March 3. Indications are strong today that . Governor Benson will Issue a call for a Heclal session of the legislature tomorrow to meet, probably, Friday and Suturday, March I2(h and 13th. DRYS ME TO ! EILE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TIM BF.it K N D A VA 11 A BLE. Ijiu Makers ut Olympia Put Off Final Vole on IjociiI Option Imw Another Day IjiixI Speculator Can Harvest lihr Hauls in TlmlM-r Lands Here after. Olympia, Wash., March 3. The wets tills morning were unable to muster the necessary two-thirds vole to sustain the rules of the house and pass the local option bill . as they wanted It. The drys resisted on the around that they had not time to dl-g-st the smalN-r amendments. Me Master said the drys would not make a further fight on the bill anil that a plea for delay was made In good faith. !t is rumored that Governor Hay wil refuse to sipn the option Jdll w !i :i il com en to him. The house ha killed T' ;i k's two hills designed to ri i the Imrnini; i f .daalilng duii.iK iw xpositlon. The object was to keiV the sky clear. The senate" killed Cotteillfs bill providing for Incorporation of state ment No. 1 in the state flection !-t..v. It passed the new state capltol hill, throwing open millions of dollars' worth of state timber lands to tho mercy of the big speculators. ROSTER! . RAILROADS FOR ALASKA. Contractor and laborers Will Rush Construction This Summer. Cordova, Alaska, March 5. Active railroad construction In Alaska, whs begun today, and is to continue with all possible speed the coming summer. The steamer Northwestern, carrying a contractor and a large force of men, arrived here yesterday. The city Is gaily decorated In honor of the event. There is a good deal of building ac tivity in The Dalles. FOUR KILLED IH BUTTE DISASTER PREMATURE EXPLOSIONS MANGLE MINERS HORRIBLY. Four Miners Near Bdtte, Montana, Met Instant Death When Premature Ex plosion Jars Off Several, Other Charges Bod lea Recovered by the Surface Workers. Butte, Mont., March 3. Four min ers were killed in the Diamond mine of the , Amalgamated company this morning. The miners were sinking a shaft and firing a blast Just before quitting the night's work. They were in the act of lighting 20 holes when a fuse became tangled, Betting off two prematurely. Four men were covered under piles of rock. The bodies have been recovered by surface men. ExploHloiM In Quick SiicceNMlon. Ivo , Hayne, realizing his compan ions were doomed, jumped into a cage and gave tho signal to lift. Before the engineer started , the cage, other explosions occurred. Hayne wus found terribly mangled and is not expected to live. By the time surface men reached the bottom of the mine, ex plosions had occurred in the entire 20 holes. BALDWIN'S WILL FILED. Two Daughter Bequeathed Greater Portion of Iirge Estate. Los Angeles, March 3, The greater part of the $25,000,000 estate of E. J. "Lucky" Baldwin, was bequeathed to his two daughters, Mrs. Clsr fHnnUor of Berkeley, and Mrs. Anita McCluagh ry, by a will filed in the probute court today. The will practically cuts off the widow who resides In Oakland, leav ing hr an undivided one-third inter est In the "Baldwin Annex" property In San Francisco, worth $190,000. The property Is mortgaged for $140,000. Baldwin and his wfe had not lived together lately. OUR OWN HEADACHE CURE There are a good many good headache remedies made these days but we know of none more harm less, and reliable than ours. We have made New- lin's Instant Headache Cure has given entire satisfaction to the increasing num ber of customers who have used it. We prefer to sell this remedy to others because we know its value and because if in any case it ever fails to give entire satisfaction we can refund the money we like to sell goods trlat can be sold in this way. NEWLIN DRUG STORE LA GRANDE, EI TO READY FOR TOE ffllT "FAIR AND COOLER" IS WEATHER PREDICTIONS Question of Weather Conditions la Serious One to Men of State Wb Are Liable to Catch Cold In Dls . agreeable Conditions Capital lull ing Up Willi Strangers Carnival . Spirit Reigns In Nation's Chief City Eighteen Governor There. .'" Last Day Strenuous. Washington; Mareh 8. Presl- dent Roosevelt's last day In of- $ flee was the most strenuous of his administration. . Before 10 , o'clock this morning the! grounds of the - White House ' were crowded and scores stormed the cabinet room.; The president greeted them all, standing where he could shake hands. ' Washington, D. C, March S. Washington Is ready for the great In augural celebration. Preparations are complete now and the only anxiety Is over the weather. The weather pro- , phet says It will be "fair and cooler." As officials of state must stand bare headed regardless of weather, thoue who catch cold when they take their , hats off are most concerned about the weather. 1 Within 24 hours all food and lodg ing prices have advanced BO per cent. The carnival spirit Is everywhere. Elghten governors who wilt partici pate, are either hero or now en route. Enormous prices for Room. This is what it will cost a young man who wants to take "his sweetheart to all the events: Ball tickets, $10; sup per," $3; carriage, $10; flowers, $5. These are only the main events. The record price for a room was paid today by John Hays Hammond, the Califor nia mine expert, who gave $700 for the use of a second dstory front room, on Fifteenth and F streets, opposite the treasury bulidng, for 24 hours. His Iat Schedule.. v The following is the schedule ad here to today by President Roosevelt: At 9:30, arrived at office and placed autograph on a great number of pho tographs; signed three appropriation.--' bills; attended to other official bust- ' ness; at 10:30 received delegation of school boys' from Menominee, Mich.; autographed photographs; 10:20, re ceived chiefs of navy bureau, treasury and other departments; 11:40, attend ed to correspondence; still more pho tographs. At noon he received 100 (Continued on page 8 ) for many years and it OREGON