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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. THIRSDAY, MARCH 18, 1909.
NUMBER 12.
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BAHK VILL PAY
40 PERCEHTNO
SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS
1L1VE ARISEN OF LATE.
farmers mud Traders' Will Not Pay
Forty-Five Per Cent aa Wae Hoped
for and Authorized, on Account of
Jiew Claims Tliat Have Been Filed
.Against Bank by Scribcr Estate In
Turn Estate Heavily Claimed Against
by Clio Bank.
Forty per cent dividends -will be
jpuld by the Farmers & Traders' Na
tional bank at the disbursements of
funds on hand that Is to take place at
once. Due to serious complications
that have arisen between the receiver
ship of the bank and the J. W. Scrlber
-estate, the 45 or 60 per cent dividends
authorized by the comptroller of the
currency cannot, with safety, be Is
sued at this time. Receiver Nledner
will telegraph for permission to cut
the dividends, as the Issuance of 45
jer cent dividends at this time would
aeave the bank depleted of funds and
unable to fight the law -suits that are
.going to be filed In considerable num
bers at once.
The comptroller was ignorant, as
was the receiver, when the 45 per cent
Stem was agreed upon, of conditions
that would come up between then and
.now. The schedule Is completed and
HONOR MONAGHAN
SPOKANE EXSIGX WHO
MET DEATH IX SAMOA.
Well Known Incident In Samoan War
Revived by Effort of Senator PUtw
and Jones,
Washington, March 18. In view of
the custom made In naming torpedo
boat destroyers after dead naval he
roes, an effort Is being made to have
one of the five boats of this type re
eently authorized by congress, named
after Ensign John' R. Monaghan, a
native of Spokane, who was killed by
a band of Samoans.
Monaghan was the first naval cadet
appointed from the state of Washing
ton. He met his death In Samoa while
attempting to rescue a wounded com
rade. Senators Plies and Jones are
working to have Monaghan's memory
thus honored.
TH LITI CATI DII F.1AY PASS BILL
AS IT STANDS
ZELAYA MUST BE
THREE SUITS FILED AGAINST
THE RECEIVER TODAY.
ADMINISTRATION EXPLAINS
ITS WANTS EXPLICITLY.
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No Further Disturbance In Central
America Is Policy of Uncle Sam
Army Must Be Disbanded at Once
and Emory Claims Settled Without
Further Delay.
Washington, March 18. President
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Grande Rondo Electric Company lc
nlos Overdraft and Is Suing to Ke
cover Bonds Now Claimed by the
Bank-Hot Lake Sanatorium Asks
for Surrender of Paper Alleged to
Be an Accommodation Note First
of Long aud Numerous SulU. '
Three suits were filed this afternoon
in the circuit court against Receiver
Walter Nledner. of the defunct Far
mers & Traders National bank, two of
which are filed by the Grande Ronde
Electric company, In one case asking
to prevent the receiver from disposing
of bonds of the company to the value
of 18000 and to recover , possession.
The other Is to prevent action on the
part of the receiver from recovering
on an alleged overdraft to the amount
of $1,651.74, admitting only 8181.74 of
said amount.
The other suit Is filed by the Hot
Lake Sanatorium, alleging that a cer
tain note now held by the receiver In
the sum of $3000 Is an accommodation
note and an injunction Is asked for
to prevent the receiver from disposing
of the same and compelling him to sur
render said note to the plaintlfr.
This Is evidently the beginning of a
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Skirtm
Skirt
We want to talk to you about our new shipment of the above famous skirts ust recieved.
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JUST PLAIN TALK. THERE IS
NO BETTER LINE OF SKIRTS
.MADE. ELEVEN YEARS' TRIAL
CONVINCES ITS. A : TRIAL WILL
CONVINCE YOU.
The Quality Skirts
YOU ASK, HOW IS THE QUAL- ,
I T Y 7 THE MANUFACTURERS
STAND BACK OF EVERY SKIRT,
AND WE STAND BETWEEN YOU
AND THE MAKER AND SEE THAT
. YOU GET THE BEST. -
Economical Skirts
YOU SAY. WHAT IS THE PRICE?
WE TELL YOU WITHOUT HESI
TANCY, THAT YOU WILL BE SUR
PRISED AT THE VERY REASONA- .
BLE PRICES. OUR PRICES TALK
FOR THEMSELVES.
Engle Cone Saffer Shots
These are the children's shoes you have been looking for. They are made to fit the little
feet, wide soles, soft uppers. '
SEE THE SHAPE
THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT TO
ALLOW THE CHILDREN'S FEET TO
GROW NATURAL.
SEE THE STYLES
WE HAVE THEM IN TANS,
BLACKS AND PATENTS.
Oxfords and Shoes
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LUMBER REVISION WOULD
. INJURE COAST LUMBERMEN.
Ways and Means Committee RcHrt
Payne BUI Favorably and Vote Will
Be Taken Next Month Debate to
Start Monduy-chvvab Thinks Bill
Too Drastk, But Van Cleave la Not
Anlagoiiitk Ready for President
Some lime in June.
Washington, March 18. The house
ways and means committee today
adopted a report recommending the
passage of the Payne tariff bill, Intro
duced yesterday, without any change.
The vote of 18 to 8, was strictly on par
ty lines. .The democrats were" given
until Tuesday to frame a minority re
port. :
A general debate will start on the
bill next Monday. The final vote will
probably be taken the first week In
April. j , . .
The committee met at 10 o'clock
this morning.'" Broussard, democrat,
of Louisiana, voted with the republi
cans. , It Is conservatively estimated
the bill will be sent to the president in
the form of final passage, about the
middle of June.
Committees Favor Bill.
Payne has' reported the tariff bill
back to the house from the ways and
means committee shortly after noon,
with recommendations that it bo pass
ed as Introduced.
Reasons for Revision.
Payne's report gives two reasons for
revising the tralff: First, that after 12
years' operation of the present tariff
new condl'Jons render, an adjustment-
advisable; second, since the passage of
the Dlngiey bill many foreign coun
tries have adopted tariffs with maxi
mum and minimum rates, that at pres
ent the schedule Is Insufficiently broad
to meet the changed conditions.
Van Cleave Not Antagonistic,''-'
St. Louis, March 18. James W. Van
Cleave, president of the National As
sociation of Manufacturers, said ' re
garding the tarlTf bill today:
"From a cursory view of the Payne
bill I feel safe In saying It Is an hon
est attempt to fulfill the promises of
the. party to meet the expectations of
the country. '
H said he believed the changes are
but little greater than was expected.
Too Drastic Huys Schwab.
Detroit, Mich., March 18. The tit r
iff bill Is too drastic, according to
Charles M. Schwab. He also Intimated
that the cutting of Iron protective
schedules will rcst-lt in the. steel men
reducing the -a ages of their employes.
He syas: "Remove the tariff, give usj
pauper labor, an we can compete!
with European nulls, where women
wheel coke."
RUMOR IS FALSE
UARTUMAX REALIZES JTK '
LEAVES STRENUOUS LIFE.
No Truth In RcMrt That Hnrriman
Must Retire From Hard Work Due
to Falling Health. . ' .
.Los Angeles, March 18. "There Is
absolutely no foundation for the re
port that I Intend to retire," said E.
H. Hnrriman today, when he heard
the eastern rumor that he will leave
commercial llfo. Harrlman says he Is
beginning to realize there Is a here
after, but he had always been too busy
to think about rest.
, Harrlman said: "I have . worked
pretty hard. The doctors are begin
ning to tell me the other fellow ought
to have a chance to do something, I
would like to grasp the Idea and work
It out; that's all there Is In life."
George A. Dixon, Harrlman' pri
vate physician, declared today there Is
no truth In the report that the distin
guished patient was forced to retire
on account of 111 health.
CHEAP LUMBER
FOR HORTWEST
CANADIANS HIGHLY ELATED
OVER PENDING TARIFF BILU
Canadian MUU Are Ready to Floo4
American Border as Soon as Tariff
, la Reduced or Removed Can Out
do Oregon and Washington MU!
WhMh Are Not Prepared for Export
Trade Yards Filled With Canadian
Lumber Already, k
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DUTY A VEEK
COOPER JURY HAS NOT
REACHED A VERDICT YET.
Too Expensive a Trlul to Permit Hasty
Discharge of Jury So Much Pub
licity That New Jury Would Bo Hard
to Get Evidence of Disagreement
Rife. :
Nashville, March 18. When; court
opened today there was no Indication
that the Cooper Jury was reaching a
verdict. When It was Intimated the
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jury' was so divided on the evidence
that a verdict Is hardly possible, Judge
Hart announced that he would keep
the Jury together for a week In the
hope of an agreement.
The trlul has nearly bankrupted the
county and a new trial Is almost Im
possible because of the widespread
publicity given the case. It. would be
next to Impossible to get together an
other Jury.
PA HIS CUT OFF.
Strike Ramifies and Pails is Without
Communication Today.
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Fire In Baltimore,
Baltimore, March 18. A general
alarm of fire was sounded at o'clock
this nfteinoon from the wharf of the
New York & Baltimore Transportation
company. The warehouses of the
company are burning. A heavy wind
drove the flames to adjoining struc
tures. Late, this afternoon it Is be
lieved the fire will be controlled,
though it is still burning. No esti
mate of the loss is given.
Taft Goex to New York.
Washington, March IS. President
Taft, his wife and Miss Boardman left
for New York today. Taft will spend
the night at the home of his brother
Henry, and then go to New Haven to
attend the annual meeting of the Yale
corporation tomorrow.
London, March 18. Paris Is prac
tically cut off from communication
with the outside world up to B o'clock
this afternoon, on account of the tel
egraphers' strike. The strike of the
telegraphers, telephone operators and
postofflce employes Is spreading to
every provincial city.
Vancouver, B. C, March 18. The
British Columbia lumber manufactur
ers on the coast look with favor oa
the reduction of one-half the duty on
finished lumber, or a possible drop
ping of the tariff altogether In- the
case of rough product.' The general
opinion here Is that Canada will bene
fit greatly by the change In the lum
ber tariff. Mills are already working
full time, preparing for the rush.
. It was pointed out that too many
mill on the coast are for local trade,
and only a few of thorn managed to
adapt themselves to export . trade.
About 8,000,000,000 feet of rough lum
ber Is stocked In the British oClumbla
coast yards. The mill owners are
reckoning on having this over the bor ,
der as soon as the tariff Is reduced.
Paying less for logs and less for
labor, they will be able to slel far be
low Washington and Oregon prices.
Practically the same condition prevails
In the mountain mills. All yards are
carrying big stocks as If the owners
were assured the tariff Is to be taken
off, or at least lowered by the new
tariff bill. ' ' ; ' .' ' ',. ."' '
significant phase of the situation
Is hf.t within the last nine f4ontb -
practically eevry mountain mill has
passed under the control of Minneap
olis and St. Paul syndicates,,
Disastrous to Oregon. -Portland,
March 18. That the pro
posed reduction of the duty on lumber
will have a disastrous effect upon the
lumber Industry In Oregon and Wash
Ingto nis the contentPm of leading
manufacturers here. They say that to
let Canadian lumber Into the United
States on payment of only $1 per 1000
feet will drive a large number of the
smaller mills out of business, It Is
argued the measure will react serious
ly on the conservation projects, as there
will be no market for the lower grades
of lumber If the Canadian ntlltn fr
permitted to enter In competition, as
they acn undersell American mills at
eevry turn, because of . the cheaper
stumpage, labor and transportation.
May Not Lower PrlccH.
Belllngham, March 18. Lumber
manufacturers of this city believe the
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For
Quality
WE FAIR
For
Style
Tuft's Relative In Tro'Me.
Rerkeley, Cal., Man h ! Dr. F. D.
Taft. a ' second ! i "f President;
Taft, la sought tii is. afternoon by a
deputy sheriff bearing a warrant for
his arrest on the charge of keeping a
Vicious dog. The complainant Is Mrs.
Anna T. Belden, a neighbor, who says
the dog. "Nanklpoo," bit her daugh
ter Hazel twice. If convicted, he is
liable to 100 days In jail or a fine of
$100, with the loss of the dog.
CIGAR
FACTS
We have the constant patronage of a large share
of the critical smokers of the ' city. Sometimes
they drift away for awhile, but they are back
shortly and seem glad to come.. We have no
corner on good cigars, and believe that the se
cret of our hold on is that we pay more for our ci
gars than most dealers thir.k . necessary. Once
convinced that a brand is exceptionally fine, we
stock it no matter if the margin is slender. While
we pay liberally for our cigars, we see to it that
we get full value for our money,' which means
unusual quaiity for our customers.
NEWLIN DRUG STORE
LA GRANDE, 0REG0H
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