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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (March 22, 1909)
-ZrJ it v II I li t M I I J I: I li I i I hi Ai. ry 1 ,1 T i'l 1. ' v . . IT I T A'., "Nil k I I J V I V4 V M V NwlLJ l,..-sS ' JT-J.J It - J volume vm. LA GRANDE, CNIOX COUNTY, OREGON, MOMMY, MARCH 52, lOt. NUMBER 181. FEDERAL PLUM A1T01XTEE REFUSES TO TALK UNTIL CONFIRMED. long FiK,,t ,or LorI Fwlcr"-1 1uiii Ends in Appointment of Colon 11. Eberhard of Joscpli Wins From Jinny Other Applicants Has Risen Rapidly S1im Opening Attorney's ffleo I Staunch Statement Num ber One Apostla. , ; ' Washington, March 22. Colon R. Eberhard of Joseph, Wallowa county, was today nominated for receiver of the United States land office at La Grande, Ore. DEATH CERTAIN NOTHING CAN SAVE NEW YORK MURDERESS. Governor Hughe Today Refused to Extend Clemency In Case of Woman Murderer. Albany, N. T., March 22. Governor Hughes today declined to exercise his executive clemency in behalf of Mrs. Mary Farmer,' sentenced to death for the murder of Sarah Brennan. Noth ing now stands In the way of her elec trocution at Auburn, March 29. T GOES TO PIECES Here ends the Jockeying for the po sition partaken In by politicians of Ba ker City, Pendleton, La Grande and Wallowa county tows. Mr. Eberhard has risen rapidly since opening an attorney's office In the little town of Joseph. His meri torious "character warrants the ap . polntment Last October, Mr. Eber hard was appointed deputy prosecut ing attorney for Wallowa county, and since his appointment has filled the office to the satisfaction df all. He Is a promising attorney, an expert ac countant, a prominent Elk, a genial fellow and. In fact, la In every re spect qualified and fit for the position left vacant by the resignation of A-.A CAPTAIN MISJUDGED FIRE FOR BURNING VESSEL. Portland Vessel, R. D. Inman, Pound ed to Pieces on Reefs Orf Bullous Bay Today Captain Went to Save Burning Vessel and . Crashed Into Rocks, San Francisco, March 22. Believ ing a fire ashore was a vessel afire at sea, Captain C. J. Lancaster, of the steam shooner R. D. Inman, went to the aid of the supposed vessel, and crashed onto Duxberry's reef Saturday night. Today, from shore of Bollnas a4l.SIl I V M f (Continued on page I.) ) (Continued on page.) fl j h 1 1 1 1 111 I I N IhllWIMIW IV w w OPEH DEBATE OH TIFF BEGINS DEMOCRATS 1HVE CHANCE SOUGHT. FOR MANY YEARS, House Filled With SxvUtors When Debut b on Tarirt BUI Commence Tills Morning Payne Introduces Speeches by - Explaining Measure Olmslead Named Teuiiiorary Chair, man While Cannon Goes to Floor Bultlo Will Be Long. Washington, March 22. The gal leries of the house were crowded to day by persons attracted by the an nouncement : of the opening of the general debate on the tariff bill would occcur this afternoon. The democrats have been waiting for year for the opportunity now pre sented to discuss the tariff. On mo tlon of Representative Payne, provld ing the house meet dally at 11, o'clock, was adopted. Then the house went into committee of the whole to discuss the bill. Cannon designated Olmstead of Pennsylvania as speaker during the debate. Payne wis cheered when he arose to begin his speech, explaining the measure and urging Its passage. Payne said the time was ripe and that the country needs protective measure, revenue producers. He pro duced figures showing that under the Dlngley bill the entire revenue from July 1, 1897, to Murch 16, this year, UillOII VIOLATES LID 0RD1HAHCE NO COMPLAINING WITNESSES ACCOMPANY COMPLAINTS. 4 mmmtm City Records at Union Refuse to Is sue Warrants for Violators of Sun day Closing Ordluauces, Boca use No , Witnesses Are Named Strict U Went uto Effect Yesterday City Agog With Excitement City Slight ly Divided. . The city of Union has been agog with excitement since the passage of a strict Sunday closing ordinance last Tuesday night. The ordinance carried an emergency clause and became ef fective Saturday." There were numer ous violations reported yesterday, but no arrests were made. It Is reported that the city recorder refused to issue warrants because no complaining wit nesses were named. At the time of going to press no steps have been taken to bring the violators of the ordinance before the city recorder for trial. It Is claimed by many that the pro visions and mandates of the law are unjust and ought not to be enforced while on the other hand the council men who voted for Its passage and the townspeople who are In favor of strict Sunday closing, aver that it Is Just whnt the city of Union needs. WANT CANNONS! GOVERNOR BENSON MAKES APPLICATIONS FOR, GUNS. Movement Marled In Salem La4 Week Ends In Formal Requeue for Gift Front Navy. , Salem, March 22. In a letter ad dressed to Secretary of the Navy Meyer Oovernor Benson today requested that two lS-lnch guns o fthe battleship Oregon, now being dismantled at the Uremertan navy yard, bo presented to Oregon. The agitation, for the guns was started by tho SaUm. board "of trade last week. 1 TheRmt&piw kll&f"Yh(P Skirt I iyc want to talk toyoC Sbott our new shipment of the aboie famous skirts iust recieved. 1 The Stylish bKirrs f JUST PLAIN TALK. THERE IS 2 NO BETTER LINE OP SKIRTS Z MADE. ELEVEN YEARS' TRIAL t CONVINCES US. A TRIAL WILL i CONVINCE YOU. The Quality Skiris ' YOU ASK, HOW IS THE QUAL- 4 ITT t THE MANUFACTURERS STAND BACK OF EVERY SKIRT, Z AND WE STAND BETWEEN YOU 5 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. ' i J W '111 -?rHiO zsZ0'"l 2431 . CI.CF0.iIS 200,000 III SALE RQ0SEVELTS SAIL TUESDAY EX-PRESIDENT TIUNS.CTS ,, BUSINESS IX XEW YORK. Former President Confer With Out look Management Before Setting Sail Tomorrow for Afrk' Ilaa In spected Ilia State Rooms on the Hamburg Llucr. 2507 2414 5KIRT 4 Engle Cone Scufkr Shots These are the children's shoes you have been looking for. They are made to fit the Utile feet, wide soles, soft uppers. SEETHE SHAPE THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT TO ALLOW THE CHILDREN'S FEET TO GROW NATURAL. SEE THE STYLES WBJ HAYS THSM IN TANS, BLACKS AND PATENTS. Oxfords and Shoes WALLA WALIA MAN IS OF THE MISSING PARTY. After GoJiik Up in Balloon From Punm denu, Purty of Six Has Not Be'ii lleiird From Feared They Huvc Peiislii-d iu Rllzxartlx Hcaouc l'ur thu Oraiilict'd. Trti An1 Mnroh T,nt (n n blinding tinowHtorm raging In the Sierra Madre inountulns, and over the Mojave desert for 36 hours, Captain A. E. Mueller, the famous aeronaut and five companions, who ascended In the balloon "American" Saturday at Pasa dena, are still missing. It is feared they have perished. Rescrue parties are organizing. Lane C Gilliam, a mining man, for merly a resident of Walla Walla, Wash., Is- one of the balloon party. New York, March 22. Theodore Roosevelt, his son Kermtt and daugh ter Ethel, arrived In this city, today from Oyster Bay, to Inspect their quar ters on the steamship Hamburg, .on which they sail with a party tumor row. They spent part ot the jay at the offices of the Outlook and refused J to meet scores of newspaper men. He was met at tho ferry by'( Mrs. Robinson with an automobile. Roosevelt- first visited Mrs. LadwUh, who wob for many years a nurs to all the RooatvveltHdronf". Aftef bidding her farewell he went to the office of tho Outlook, where he spent some time transacting financial business with Douglas Robinson, his brother-ln-luw. NEW OWNER IS AGENT FOR BOSTON BOND HOLDERS. ' . v ljtrge Crowd Attends Sale of Central Rullway ot Oregon at Union Toduy lltds Quickly End as Only Om Bidder la Present No Announce ment ol Expansion Polky Yet En tire Holding of That Copauy Sold for Prk-e Named. Union. March 22. (Special.) Th . Central Railroad f Oregon, now op erating between Union station and Cove, via Union Ctty, wai sold thla af-, ternoon at 1 o'clock by Receivers Dolplw of Portland and Henry N. Berry of Boston, to 'Charles E. Grahaaa. com missioner and agent for the bond com mittee, located at Boston. The road with all Us holdings and property, walk knocked town to Mr,. Graham for 1200,000. Mr. Orahatu will remain In Union for a week, but this afternoon refused to express hi opinion as t whether or not the road will bq built on to La Grande this spring. The re ceive) leave for thele homes tonight. Sale Quickly Made. A large attendance marked the sale, though only one man had th , lucre In hi pocket needed to convey the title of the bankrupt road to him. The receiver laughed the 1 and th three appeal for bUl were quickly answered, s onty one 'man was tjld- ding, ... ,.'' . ':;,. .." ;'.. AtiEI) PASTOR ORDAINED. Seveiily.Fotir, Yet In Active Revival Sor vices at Elgin. Elgin, March 22. (Special.) Rev. W. H. Gibson and Rev. Btarkey of La Grande, last night ordained Rev. Bar- lru ltA nf rtreenvllln. Mlrh.. to tltfi pulpit of the Elgin Baptist church. Mr. Gibson preached in the morning and Mr. Starkey at night. The laying on of hands wat conducted by Mr. Gibson, Rev. Barlow Is 74 years of age, but notwithstanding, has opened an active campaign for converts here. The first night was marked by six conversions. Mr. Barlow Js the father of the Bar lows who built the greenhouse In Elgin. KIDNAPPED BOY WRITES PARENTS SCHOOL GIRL SUICIDES. Hood River Girl Prlnka. Carbolic Arid ..'' In Everett, Everett, Was4i: Marfclv' 22. Instead of leaving Seattle this morning for her ; homo In Hood River, Ore., as planned, Alice R. Mark, aged 22, drank carbolic--acid with fatal results. She was ap parently In good spirits when sha packed her trunk for the Journey. She had been visiting at the home of her brother-in-law. Professor J. G. Sweet land, a member of the faculty of tha Everett High school, and had prepared a graduation gown for her younger sister. She intended to take It home. Runaway Girls Pardoned. U Tacoma, March 22. Alice Griffin and May Miller, 16 years of age each, who ran away after Jumping through a window of the University of Puget Sound girls' . dormitory Wednesday night, and who were arrested at Kent Saturday, were released today by Cap tain Read, and were allowed to go home. President Bcnbow, of the uni versity, asked that the case be dismissed. 4 For WE FAIR For Style KIDNAPERS WERE OILED THOUGH .MISUNDERSTANDING. athcr Anxious to Pay Ransom Detec tive In Churee of Search Writes to Abductor Plcmling for Another liam-e to Put .Money House to Minim; Search. Siiaion. Pa., March 22. It wax 4 learned toilay that a mess::. from Rillie Whitla was in : .-if.l in n Vt'r "rt by ktrtw . ':"- unlay to Whitla rr-:. : ? Tollows: "Dear Papn : T ii luamma not to worry. I will be home with her tomorrow. Am In a house with many tiees around It. Am well now." Pat Crowe Searching. Pontiac. 111., March 22. Pat Crowe. 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 cn geed 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 fcr cur money, which means unusual quality for our customers. NEWLIN DRUG STORE LA GRANDE, OREGON I . i i I- I 1 - I., A- f. 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