La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 28, 1909, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text" A . . v.- y : i .. . I. t. v 1 . S I' l . . 1 - 3 a mi -'saw 1 -V -4 - - i W I K I I I'll I l ll lltir I' I ' r i, I T I, 11 I -.O f 1111 V 1 1 1 1 l I I I 1 I ' 1 i J v-- j- i'...- ;;. : : -r., v v .K v. VOLUME VIII. HOfJESTEADS LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, ORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 19C9. ill E NUMBER 162. TOSSIBLE TO II OLD 32 ACRES FOR HOMESTEAD aSerrrtarj Bulllngcr Has Designated Lands Which Are Open to Entry Under Extended Homestead Law Lands Lie in Oregon, Washington, Utah, yomlng, Jfew Mexico, Ne. , vada, irlzona, Colorado And Hon tuna. '"' y: WASHINGTON, Xp'ril 28. Secre 4a ry Ballinger today designated 157, 176,800 acres of land In the United States to which the. 320 acre home stead law applies as coming within provision of the law. The states af fected are: Oregon, Washington, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico,. Nevada, Ari zona, Colorado, Montana.' "." Included . in the land designation .are 7,000,160 in Oregon and 3,576,9G0 in Washington. Diagrams showing tlie lands subject to entry are being :sent to local land offices. It is be lieved that forty per cent of the area designated, except in Nevada, Is held by individuals. If all the land were .suitable it would make 492,000 Tiome- .steads. .. . ' FREXH EXHIBITS. KeitrescntatlTe of French Exhibitors Busy Preparing- at Seattle. SEATTLE, April 28.-Representlng iu. nunarea exhibitors of France. Victor Laurelle, commissioner for me rench section of the Seattle ex position Is here today givlne Hr. tions for the construction or booths In the space allotted to Prance. The exnimts will arrive May 20. It la en. timated that the paintings alone are worth half a million. HIIIOOK PROJECT ASSURED .. , . . , - ....... Wood And Hofer Tlslt School. Col. C. E. S. Wood, of Portland, and Col. Hofer, of Salem, who are here attending the Development League, visited the. high school this morning and gave the students instructive and Interesting talks, which were enjoyed by both the faculty and Btudent body. IFIJJTES ENTERPRISE COMMERCIAL PREFERS CHARGES CLUB Join Stocking Fight. SPOKANE, - April 28. Protesting against being forced to wear domestic stockings, which they declare are .shapeless and Inferior in grade, mem bers of the Spokane Floral Associa tion, headed by Mrs. John W. Gibson, Joined the women of Chicago , In a movement for reduced tariff on wom en's wearing apparel. " Kills Lions Tomorrow. NAIROBI, April 28. Roosevelt's real hunt beglnB tomorrow, accord ing to the official announcement made at the Pease ranch today. . SALEM, April 28. Formal com plaint has been filed with the railroad commission by the Enterprise Com mercial Club, charging unjust dis crimination against Enterprise and Joseph on the part of the O. R. & N. The complaint alleges that the rail road favors Elgin and the other towns nearer the mall line, and that con tinuous distance tariffs areappliedto all towns on main or branch lines except those on the Wallowa exten-I sion, and that the branch rate there 111 I IS EFFECTED tS.OdD IN TEN MINUTES WO.MEX MEET IX SEATTLE. iieieirHtes rrora All parts of The Wcrli Wlil Oatenf Dnrlajr A. Y. P. SEATTLE, April 28. The National Council or Women of the UnitedStates will cqnvene In Seattle July 13th to 16th, in the exposition auditorium to dUcuss questions of interest to all women.. The Countess of Aberdeon, President of the International council will preside. Delegates will be pres ent from all parts of the UnitedStates, Canada, Europe aud South America. Organization Is perfected. The Ir rigation project has passed beyond the uncertain point, as was evidenced this afternoon by the large gather ing of intensely interested and deter mined subscribers who had assem bled for the purpose of forming a permanent organization and to elect board- of managers. The time of oratory was passed. Everyone pres ent realized the importance of the occasion, and when W. H. Bohnen- kamp announced that he wlstred to increase his subscription from $.100 to $1,000, others Soon either doubled their subscriptions or added ' their names to the list and within ten min utes over $5,000 was raised, bringlug the total above the $75,000 mark. This means the success of the greatest unaeriamng that has ever been launched I nthe Grand Roude valley. Thebylaws provide for the electlonof nine directors who shall elect the pres deut. vice-president and other neces sary officers of the organization who shall all serve without salary ex cepting the secretary, whose salary is to be fixed by the directors. As we go to press the stockholders are electing directors and the ballot being only one-half counted, the in dications are the results will elect W. M, fierce, W." II. Bohnenkamp, F. J. Holmes. " J. E. Reynolds, J. D. Mc- Kennou, William Miller, F. L. Meyers, George Stoddard. There seems to be ho doubt regarding the election of the above, but the vote is quite close be tween F. S. Braniwell and Duncan McDonald. i ''".: Beach Margin Guilty. IRVINE, April 28. Beach Hargis was today found guilty of murdering his father, Judge Hargis, the famous feudist, and sentenced to life impris onment. JUDGE LOWELL - IMS DEXIED XOT IX SYMPATHY WITH (OtKSE TAKES BY 10XGRES9 President of Oregn-Idalio DeveUp- ment League,'" Judge Stephen A. Lowell, of Pendleton, Sends Reslir nation This Morning. Says Xot in Entire Sympathy With Course Tales) Regarding State Bulldlug Railroads. DEPENDS CALHOUN'S LAWYERS TRY TO IM PEACH WITNESSES RICHARD CHOKER LEAVES FOR IRELAND NEW YORK, April 28. Richard Croker sailed today In the Lusitania to his home in Ireland. This puts an end to the rumor that the former Tammany boss will take an active part in the "coming munl- lpal campaign. " This greatly relieves the friends of the present boss, Charles F. Murphy, who looked upon Croker's presence here at this time with considerable apprehension. As one of Murphy's men said: "No one wishes Croker a heartier is proportional to mileage added to continuous tariff on all business oi igi; j on voyage than Charley Murphy." nating or destined to towns beyond ; Elgin. Wool Is the principal com- j -VEX WAXTED BY THE Bl'KEAU OK modity shipped In sacks and bales j PLANT INDUSTRY. from these towns. i WASHINGTON, April 28. Exam inations are being held today to se cure government empolyes. "Phy siologist in poisonous plant investi gations" is the title of the position for which the government will test applicants. Several places paying $l.j(jo to $2000 In the Bureau of Plant Industtry have been going begging,, j and to supply the demand for proper ly equipped luen the government, through the Civil Service Commission, scattered broadcast an announcement of tlUs examination to fill vacancies. Women are barred from the examina tions held today. 8AN FRANCISCO, April 28, That the defense In the trial of Calhoun Is depending largely upon Its ability to impeach the prosecution's witnesses was made evident today when Daniel G. Coleman, member of the boodllng board of Supervisors replaced Jim Gallagher upon the stand, Ileney questioned him regarding his alleged conversation with Gallagher .during which the granting of the Parkslde franchise was discussed. Coleman said he could not recall the conversation, Attorney Rogers, for the defe!iM. leaped to his feet and in Aside from the organization of the Meadowbrook project this afternoon. probably the most Interesting Incident of today's session of the Development Congress was the receipt of Presi dent Stephen A. Lowell's resignation. The letter is self explanatory, and for that reason, and in order that no mis conception of President Lowell'a action may be possible, we print the communication below, leaving out all but the body of the letter. To the Secretary of the Oregon Idaho Development Congress, La Grande, Oregon. , . . Dear Sir. I beg hereby to tender my resignation, as president of your organization. It Is not my,purpose to sever 'connection with the associationbut I find myself unable to attend with regularity its meetings, and I am not in entire sym pathy with the movement -which the congress has come to represent ln. the matter of railroad construction. Therefor,' while I propose to do what I can In the future as in the past to further the development of the country, and to encourage the con struction of a line of transportation from Coos Bay to Southern Idaho and ouse CieBnina lime is were Will You Need New Curtains? Fraud In Heed Recording. PORTLAND, Ore., April 28. Start ling possibilities of wholesale record ing of fraudulent deeds Is a subject Into which the grand Jury has begun to delve. One case has been under investigation for several days and an other came to light yesterday morn ing, the man who charges the swindle at once heading for the grand Jury room. ' - ' . troduced transorlpt evidence of the thd ea8t' -41ia. that I can first Ruef trial, claiming that the wit ness's testimony on that occasion was contradictory to the answer returned to Heney's question and demanded that Coleman be Impeached. Ileney objected. Rogers then declared the defense would prove that a conspiracy to' hold up the defendant existed. The court sustained Heney's objection, stating that the matter will be gone Into fully later. WOOD . S DAYS SPECIAL. A beautiful line of 3 yd and 3' yd white lace curtains for &e per pair. S DAYS SPECIAL. Another line of all 'iVj yd lengths la elegant patterns and I materials for $1.19. 8 DAYS SPECIAL. A special price on every cur tain in the store this week, that will save you money. Thursday, Friday and Saturday Toaay We sold TURKISH TOWELS IN 25C AND 30C GRADES FOB - - M the COME AND FIND OUT SALE 18c i. it A NEW SPECIAL TOMORROW RRYAN HFI PS FAIR SI ORE IS TO SPEAK WJLL ADVOCATE OREGON AMEND- MINT TONIGHT ;: Col. u. It,, S. Wood, who speaks at the Opera House this evening, ranks easily as the greatest platform speak er In Oreson. His engagement with the Oregon and Idaho CevR'.opiuont Congress at I-a Grande and Weioer marks the advance In the sentiment of progress In this state and Idaho, when the mdst advanced thinker in the city of Portland Is invited to ndvo cate district built railroads. The Ore gon amendment which has been en acted Into law in Idaho will be fully presented by Col. Wood, who Is the author of the amendment. This mat ter has become the great overshad owing issue In the politics of Oregon, whether anyone likes It or not. The highest class of vocal and Instrumen tal music will be furnished at thef Opera House tonight. Col. Wood and Col. Hofer leave for Welser tomorrow. and carry wih them the good wish" of the people of La Grande I j i'ieir development campaign for prx.aiar Or egon. - The full program for the evening follows" below": ' Piano duet. Misses Oliver and Mac donald. Address. Col. C. E. S. Wood, of Port land. Vocal solo, Mrs. T. J. Scroggin. Address, T. H. Crawford." Vocal solo, C. S. Williams. Violin slo. Miss Young. jr, II AGAINST FEDERAL LICENSE DRY TERRITOnV LINCOLN. .Neb., April 28. Today's issue of Bryan's Commoner urges upon Congress the advisability of enacting legislation forbidding the Is suance of federal lfquor licenses In prohibition states and communities, ine piea is supported Dy the pro- hibtlon element of Lincoln. best do the work as ft private lu the ranks, and that some other man can - be of greater service In the present purposes of the organization than I can be. ;.. Probably new England birth and training has made me too conserva tive, but I cannot believe that the time has come for state-construction or operation of railroads, and I am Im pressed that both Oregon and Idaho will ultimately be better off If or ganizations such as this confine their efforts to the arousing of public sen timent and the assembling of data dis- matchless resources of the undevelop ed area of these states. I have no quarrel with the opinions of other men, and speak only for my self and as a reason for my action. In the premises, ' v ' "' : Respectfully, (signed) STEPHEN A. LOWKLL. JU'RDEREK MI ST II A SCU TA COXA DOG SHOW. Hundred of Fashionable lieaxts are Entered. TACOMA, April 28.Three . hun- rded high class dogs wagged a wel- ome to the guests at Tacoraa's Dog show, which opened In the State Arm ory to'i:: Aristocratic canines from itile, .Portland and other coast ci ties are entered. : Judge John Brad- shaw, of San Francisco, Is. here to award the cups. The show will last ell week. - - - Fred .Store Sold. ' ''' Black and Bramwell yesterday sold the feed store on Adams avenue to Mr. W. H. Stanchfield. of Portland. Mr. Stanchfleld la a recent arrival, andleft his family In Portland until the schools have closed. He will continue the business in the same location and along the same lines. Idaho Board of Pardons Refuse to Commute Sentence of Seward. BOISK. Idaho, April 28. "All right. let them shoot their wad. When is the big thing coming ofT?' remarked Fred Seward today when Informed that the State Board of Pardons had refused to interfere with the death sentence imposed by the Moscow court In which Seward was convicted of murdering' a woman of the under world. Seward will be" hanged Fri day at the State penitentiary. He was twice granted a reprieve on the ground that new evidence would be produced. " LOIRE KM E. CONFER. , Oregon And Washington Millmen Plan For Decreased Output. -SEATTLE. April 2S. A delegation of prominent Oregon lumbermen ia today conferring with leading Wash ington mll.lmep discussing., ways ..and means of im'p'rSvitig the conu'iliou of the Pacific Northwest lumber market. A plan for a further curtailment of the out put from Washington and Ore gon mills until conditions improve will be taken np In detail. . Many lumbermen of both states are openly" advocating the closing of all mills ua ttl the demand Is more brisk. 1i; 3 . t i 4 i A .)