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VOLUME VIII.
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, ORE., . MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1C09.
NUMBER 160.
1,1
OIIEV
TO BE 111
J. M. BE RBI WILL RECEIVE
l'Ar FOB ritOPEBTY soox
IVord From Government That Check
For Full Amount; Is en The Way.
Brick Building Bought by Mr. Foley
Be Moved to Loti on Fourth
. .. r - .
Street. Probable That Contract For
Federal Ballding Let This Fall.
J. M. Berry received notification
rom the treasury department at
Washington, that the $8,750 for his
property on Adams avenue would be
forwarded within the next few days.
This Is the site purchased by the gov
rnment on which our new $65,000
"federal Duuaing is w do ereciea.
'Mr. J. E. Foley nas purcnaseq me
bnN residence, and it Is understood
he wlllmove It to the site now occu
pied by his residence facing on Fourth
.street , . .
to'fc required some time for the ab
stract to- the Berry property to be
made out and approved by the govern
ment, but now that everything Jias
been approved by the government and
notification that the money would be
forwarded. It means that La Grande
has moved much faster than almost
any other city on the coast It has
required some cities several years to
get along as far as we nave within a
few months.
The next thing will be the drawing
of the plans and the letting of the
-contract The government moves us-
ually very slow, but Blnce there, has
leen no opposition so far it Is pos-
' :sible the government will be ready to
let the contract this fall. ' "
1 George Ferguson, a brother of Wal
ter Ferguson, came over from Union
this morning and will help in the
book store.
PRETTY EMBROID
ERED LINEN
CUT WITH THE NEW TAPERING
SLEEVE, SO POPULAR THIS
SPRING. ALSO SOME BEAUTIFUL
LACE AND NET PATTERNS. '
PRICES RANGE FROM
$1.00 to $6.50
Twill Toweling for - 4c
At the COME AND FIND OUT SALE
A NEW
7 WE
I. 0. O. F. SOCIAL TOMGHT.
Odd Fellow And Bebeiah- Hill (el
fbrate Eeasdlng of The Order.
This being the 90th anniversary of
the founding of the order of Odd Fel
lows, there will be a social this even
ing In their hall to which all mem
bers, their wives, and the Rebekahs
are cordially expected to avail them
selves of the opportunity of having a
good time. . ,
Ir, and Mrs. F. D. McCully. or Jo
seph, are In the city. .
CALIFORNIA MEN ARRESTED III
CONNECTION WITH SCHIVfLY
OAKLAND, Cal., April 26. F. 11.
Hilliker, of Spokane, was arrested
here on an Indictment accusing hlra
with the embezzlement of $18,400 from
the defunct Pacific Live Stock Asso
ciation, declared today that he will
waive extradition and return to face
his accusers. . Sheriff Pugh of Spo
kane, will return with Hilliker after
the arrival of R. C. Brown, wanted on
a similar charge from Los Angeles.
The Live Stock Association was an
Insurance company, recently declared
insolvent. It was In connection with
this failure that J. H. Schively, the
state Insurance commissioner of
Washington, was indicted recently. E.
G. Ryker, attorney for Hilliker, to
day, said. "We will not light extradi
tion. I have known Hilliker for many
years, and know that he Is Innocent.
From what I can learn It appears thnt
the stockholders of the defunct com
pany are trying to make its agents
liable for losses.' Hilliker was merely
a state agent, not one of the directors."
REACHES IIITO
' CALIFORNIA
of
THE GEISHA WAIST
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'p.lZ WITH
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Jodav We sol
SPECIAL TOMORROW
FAIR
FINE PaOGRA
FOR CHESS
DELEGATES OUGHT TO ENJOY
THEMSELVES IX LA GlUlE
For Two Days The Visitors to The
Oregon-Idaho Development Congress
Will 1 Busy Hearing Speeches And
aiuslc Foremost Orators of State
Will be Here. Irrigation Enthuv
lasts Also. 1'rojer t Will be Pcrrona-
' ently Organised. ,
The following Is the program for
the meeting of the Oregon-Idaho De
velopment League which meets In this
city tomorrow and Wednesday. It
will be" noted that the best speakers
in the state will be here and that on
Wednesday afternoon while the visit
ing delegates are .enjoying an auto
ride In the valley, the 'organization of
the Meadow Brook Irrigation project
will be perfected.
" TueKOuy Morning.
10 A. M. Address of welcome by
Mayor M. K. Hall.
Greeting. ly President Commercial
Club, John Collier. ,
Response by Col E. Hofer, of Salem.
Organization.
Afternoon Session.
Music by La Grande band.
"Greater Oregon" by C. N. McArthur,
Portland.
Piano solo, Mrs. W. W. Berry. ;
"Electric Railways" by A. C, Moore,
Walla Walla.,
Vocal solo, by C. E. Cochran.
"A Greater Union County" by T. A.
Rinehart. - ' .
Talks by. leading citizens. . ;
" . Evening 'Session. ;
Music by band.
I Address by Col C. E. S. Wood, of
Portland.
Vocal solo, Miss Ette Foley.'
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Went
NEWEST TAILORED
SUITS
THET ARE CORRECT IN EVERY
fy WAISTING IN ALL COLORS. HO.M fc.
POCKETS TOO.
PRICES RANGE FROM
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AIICATI IS
II' ASSURED
SO AMERICANS ARE IX
DANGER FItOM YOl Mi Tl'BKS
.SulUu's, I'rlnie VUler Resigns Also
Entire Cabinet. Vote Taken In Far
liameut Sultaa Not Allowed to
Confer; With Foreign Minister. No
Americans Hurt one In Danger.
40,000 Dead to Date, According to
Latest Report
CONSTANTINOULE, April 26. The
overthrow of the Sultan, a prisoner In
the palace, was assured today when
Grand Vizier Tewfik Pasha tendered
toParllament the resignation of him
self and the eutlre cabluet. A poll of
Parliament showed that the dtpoM
tlou of th Sultan is uecessary. Con
stitutional troops surround the palace.
Sultun Allowed 'o Visitor.
Necessary servants are allowed to
remain in the palace. The Sultan was
not allowed to confer with any for
eign" ministers, and European officials
are Ihe ouly persons allowed to enter.
Four thousand reactionaries, includ
ing hundreds of members of religious
orders 'are', placed under guard as
military prisoners by the Invaders.
The national assembly has post
poned a decision regarding the fate
of the Sultan, who must remain a
prisoner In the palace until some de
cision is reached.
United States Ambassador Leisli-
f.'aMwi to United Press, that
American?,.. are not endangered
today, and never have been since the
fighting began. All American tour
ists at the time of the invasion, de
parted today. No Americans have
been hurt during the fighting so far
us learned except Frederick Moore,
correspondent The invading forces
have promised to protect foreigners.;
Forty Thousand Killed.
LATAKIA, Astatic Turkey, AprlrSG.
Forty thousand people have been
killed In massacres In Asia Minor,
during the past few weeks, according
to reports today. Conditions are
growing worse. HadJIn, a village
where five American women mission
aries are stationed, is reported to be
burning. .
Young Turks Businesslike.
SAI.OXICA. April 26. Young Tutks
established a court martial hero to
day. to try participants in the revolt
resulting In the temporary overthrow
of the constitution. Train load pris
oners expected to arrive soon. .
WA1CH THE JAPS
SECRETARY OF WAR GOES TO
' . PANAMA FOR PURPOSE
WASHINGTON, April 26. That the
fear that the Japanese are colonizing
the Ishmus of Panama for the pur
pose of observing the work on the
canal with the object of destroying it
in the event of war wiis one of the
things prompting Secretary of War
Dickinson's trip to Panama, was
learned today. Owing to the'delicacy
of the matter It was kept quiet In
official circles. Dickinson Is work'ng
quietly and collecting data ri'ern-
ing the timber 'of. Japanese in lan-
HEARING OF UBAIX
BATES IX THIS STATE
PORTLAND, April 26. The final
hearing of a series into grain rates is
being held today at Salem. The rail
road commission first heard the farm
ers' and today bear the railroads' side
of the question.
DICKltiSDN WILL
FOEBAL POST FO MED.
Nephew Thought Sen lee Would I In
Baker City.
At a late hour this afternoon the
funeral service of the late Chaa. Mel
qulst was postponed upon receipt of
a message from Mr. Melqulst of The
Dalles who arrived at Baker City on
No. 6. expecting the funeral would
take place there. He will arrive this
evening, and the fuueral.wlll be held
tomorrow afternoon.
Ill ll
11 18 FIGHT
COME TOGETHER OVER CUT OFF
Ill MONTANA
. MISSOULA, Mont, April 26. News
of another physical clash between
Hill and Harrlman engluecrs, rivaling
in violence the famous battle be
tween engineers of the same compan
ies when the North Bank road was
building, reached hena today from Lolp
Pass, where the encounter occurred
Friday. Fists,, rocks and surveyors
staffs were used as weapons and the
fighters quit only after some "Were
severely beaten. '
Both sides are still on the ground.
The, trouble arose over the cut-on be
tween Missoula and Lewtston. The
Harrlman engineers were In tho field
several weeks before the Northrn Pa
ciflc party arrived; and were survey
! ing a, route alorg Oe, Ulo river, west
of the Bitter Root mountains and the
pass which Is the point of contention
Gen. Booth o America.
LONDON, April 26, General Booth,
of the Salvation Army, Is preparing to
tour America before next winter. He
will make two five weeks trips through
England. While In America he will
go into the Huston establishment the
"University for-Humanity" the llrst
branches of which will be located in
New York and Chicago. V
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TUESDAY MUSICAL AND NEIGHBOR
HOOD CLUB TO INTERTAIN
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 the
Lyle Tuesday Musical and the Neigh
borhood club will entertain the visit
ing ladies at the Odd Fellows hall
with a fine musical program. This
meeting is open to the public, and all
La Grande ladles and their friends
ar e most cordially welcome. The pro
gram is as follows;
Address, Mrs. Ivanhoe.
Piano solo, Mrs. W. W. Berry.
Vocal solo, Efta Foley.
Paper "American Women" Mrs." E. C.
Moore.
Vocal bo'.o, Mrs. S roggins.
Piano solo, Mis. Stella Oliver.
Social hour with refreshments.
Program Postponed.
The program advertised for Wed
nesihy evening at the Christian
chim-h has been postponed ' until
Thursday evening on account of the
confllction In days with the develop
ment meeting. On Thursday evening,
however, the program will be ren-
-dRtedl.'.asjaAw'C. and rwMliror
of "The Crisis" by Rev. Ford will well
repay all who attend.
Delegates from La Grande Lodge of
Odd Fellows, which will convene In
Albany the first part of May, have
been elected. They are I. R. Snook. J.
A. Arbuckle, C. H. Blystone and
George Ball.
SCHOOLS
SITUATION IS CRITICAL, AD
Colleges must have moxei
Presidents of Oregon Colleges Will
Meet And Confer Regarding De c Is
Ion of Oil Capitalist's Bourd of Edu
cation That Oregon Colleges Shall
Not Share In The $13,000,000. De
nominational Schools May Consoli
date. ""
PORTLAND, April 26. President
of Oregon colleges will .confer thl
week to voice their resentment against
the ruling of Rockefeller's general
educational board that Oregon schools
shall not share in Rockefeller's $43,
000,000 because the schools here over
lap each other's territory, thus de
stroying their chance to grow. Tu
presidents declare thnt jsuch a ruling
is arbitrary and unjust During., th
past week correspondence has' been
carried on between the presidents of
the state university, McMlunville col
lege,' Willamette and Pacf.lc univer
sities, The Dalles, Albany and Pacific
colleges to arrange a plan of proced
ure. Kvery small school in Oregon
is struggling under an almost crush
ing burden of debt
None of these schools are well en
dowed, Borne not endowed at all. It
Is understood that a plan of consoli
dation of several denomination schools
will be broached; so far the plan Is
not much favored.
The statement Is madt-Lhat -only
the'prospect of Closing the doors un
less help comes and will Induce them
to consider federation. It Is argued
on the other hand that If this come
now all of these will be enabled to
grow to the size, strength and num
ber demanded by the great develop
ment of Oregon. One professor ex
pressed the opinion today that the
situation is critical; that the educa
tional future of Oregon depends upon
the action taken now.
Cleveland Letters Cause Excitement
SAN FRANCISCO. April 26 Ac
cording to a statement made the Uni
ted Press, Herman Rltter. Treasurer
of the Democratic National Commit
tee, through an agent today offered to
tee" immunity to Broughton Branden
burg, in Jail here. If Brandenburg
would tell the truth regarding the fa
mous posthumous Cleveland letters of
which he la accused of forging.
DYIfflE SAFE
BLOW SAFE AT ELCERON. WASH.
AND MAKE GETAWAY
GARF1KLD. Wash. April 2(!. Tha
bank at Eberton, Wash., was dyna
mited last night, and several hund red
do! lara were stolen. The robbers stole
a team from the barn of J. W. Cox.
vice-president of the Garfield National
bank and drove to Eberton; returned
to Garfield, hitched the horses to a
telegraph pole and left town on a
Northern Pacific speeder.
The speeder was abandoned at the
roadside, several miles from the scene
of the robbery. The men are sup-
'pvawn' kar.etiri 'folintctt -Ore'igrit .
train to Spokaue. Heavily armed
guards are awaiting at every station
along the railroad. The exact amount
of the loot is yet unknown.
Mrs. D. L. Harris who has been
visiting In the city several days re
turned to her home In Wallowa thi
morning. . .
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