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VOLUME VIII. LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, ORE., THUDSDAY, APRIL 29, 1909. NUMBER 163. FED I. HUB HEADS GRAN'DE ROUDE RESERVOIR COMPANY How Mrs Enrape Taxes. WASHINGTON, April 29. At the meeting of the Y. M. C. A.' Congress UiflLCTDRS MET YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND SELECTED HEAD THE doRPORATfON FOR DEFINITE PLAN OF PROCEEOURE DISCUSSED MONDAY At a meeting of the board of direct ors o fthe Oregon Reservoir company late yesterday afternoon. Fred J. Holmes was elected president of the corporation; George Stoddard vice: F. L. Meyers treasurer, and George Tm Cleaver temporary secretary. After the election of officers the .meeting was adjourned until Mon day, when the details for prosecuting the work with all possible speed will be taken up and discussed. Many things will come up before the Mon day meeting, and at that time a defi nite course of procedure will be de cided upon. This much is known, "however, that every effort will be made to drive the project forward. All the stock necessary for success ful prosecution of the work has been subscribed, and although it Is prob able that another $5000 will be taken up in the near future, no anxiety is felt about the remainder of the $100, 000. That will be kept for the benefit of farmers who desire a voice in the management of the corporation as well as water irrigation. Contracting firms have already sent representatives to La Grande to get in touch with the enterprise. Among those may be mentioned the Ameri can Light and Water company, and the L. D. Campbell Co. The latter firm had charge of all concrete work on the North Bank road. The others will install the Beaver Creek water system. E m T at .the. American. House man Brand attacked the wealthy dodgers. "Some meri will draw checks to their own credit, and though th3 mon ey is still In the bank, will swear that they have no money In deposit. Others will draw their money from the bank and dposlt it in form of specie, in the bank vaults, from now till May 2.. 'Others will invest in government bonds for three days, at the end of which time they wll dispose , tV the bonds and return the money to Its former state of deposit Or' eis wiW leave the city for a residence m : day out of town In Older to escape pav- ment of a personal Ux. , '. Hearst Libel Case. fsEW YORK, Aprll-29. Today the trial of the Hearst criminal libel be- tadas .Alder?, ijiaa. In .;.?. Cnnt..nf...ri.eiiejriil Sesskma J The complaint Is John I). Rocke feller, Jr. On December 1 last the New York American, which is published by the Star Publishing Company, printed a statement that John D. Rockefeller, Jr., run a peonage system at the- plant of the Corn Refining Company of Summit, a suburb of Chicago- Upon this statement the company is to be criminally prosecuted as a corpora TO PAY m GOVERNMENT TO RECOVER MORE THAN A MILLION American Sugar Rellnlun Company, Accused Fraudulent Weiiflilii',' of Import Sugar, Agrees to Settle, Will Put Duty on Raw Material. Agrees to Forego Appeal on Suits Alreudy Won by Ooverumeut. SALEM, April 29. Justice Bean, of the supreme court will resign tomor row. Before his resignation is for mally made a number of decisions, cleaning up the work undertaken dur ing his incumbency, tfilf be "handed' down. Judge McBrlde will probably be sworn in to succeed Judge Bean on the following day, as the supreme court is due to begin the Pendleton term next week, and McBride will have to sit with the court there Mon- : day. If McBride is sworn in at Sa- j lem the oath will be filed with the I secretary of state; if he is sworn in at Pendleton, the oath cannot be filed before he returns. . . FINE MUSIC FOR ' - BIO f ARNIVAJ li'Jl. As is the custom at the Dancing school dances, fine mimic will be the special feature at the Carnival Ball, Thursday night during the carnival. Another feature will be the charge of ten cents a number, allowing those who wish, to dance a few times with out pay for the entire evening. Mcndowhrook, the water that made La (Jrnnde famous. NEW YORK. April 29. Collector Loeb today reached an agreement wild the American Sugar Refining Com pany settling all pending suits agatrst the company Involving the alleged fraudulent weighing of sugar' at the Brooklyn docks. The company is to pay the Government almost equal io ! full duty on raw material, had It bee.i ! weighed properly upon arrival. The ' company also egrees to not appeal the ; verdicts which the Government line a ; ready recovered a considerable j amount. The total Bum involved ex I ceeds a million and a quarter. House Cleaning lime w4 Will You Heed New Curtains? 3 DAYS SPECIAL. A beautiful line of 3 yd and 3 Mi yd white lace curtains for 8."c per pair. 3 DAYS SPECIAL. Another line of all Zxk yd lengths in elegant patterns and materials for $1.19. 3 DAYS SPECIAL. " A special price on every cur tain in the store this week, that will save you money. Thursday, Friday and Saturday vP. K. Lowry, of the American Light and Water Co., left this morning for Portland and will return here Mon day. - IMPERSONATES O.S. OFFICER SULTAN SOWED THE WIND AND WILL RffJHE I'IILl'II FACES COURT MARTIAL--ALMOST CERTAIN DEATH VITHIN ' THE , NEXT FEW DAYS IH. SULTAN ECONOMICAL-MOHAMMEDANS RAMPANT DESERTER TRIES EW SCHEME TO MA WE MONEY Ex-Comlet' Rents Ol'liee, Unfurls American Flair, And Advertise For " Rcrrulls. Operation Netted Large Amount, lurried Forged Checks For Thousands. Carried KuhIiicsn Iii True (.ouTiniieiit Stjle. SAX FRANCISCO, April 29. George Lubenthal. suld to be a deseYter from (he United States navy with a long prison record has been arrested here (Virged with impersonating a United States naval officer. Lubenthal rented an office, unfurled the American flag from the building, and his advertise ment for naval recruits brought many applicants. When they passed the examination they were given a meal ticket in true govenrment form. Lu benthal cashed checks on the United States treasury. It Is estimated jhat his operation In Sun Jose netted him liev thousand dollars. When they ar rested he ha dtwo spurious treasury checks; one was on the name of Pay master Wilson of .Mare Island, forged for $2,640. The other bore the forged name of Paymaster Elliott for :i,7G8. PAPER LIS CONSTANTINOPLE. April 29. Im prisoned in SaloTOca, stripped of fort une and power, the deposed Sultan to day faces court martial and death within the next few days; according o rumors. The new Sultan has Inaug urated an economical policy. He has already discharged thousands of use less government employes, and the force at the palace is now the same as at the White House. Messages received today say that the situation in HadJIn is desperate. It is not learned whether Miss Rose Lambert and the four other Amer ican missionaries are safe. No re lief from threatened fumlne Is in sight. Refuges from Badkah say that only Christians who 'escaped were those who were alarmed at the first sign of trouble and fled. Merslna, The Christian village of i oflleers present Badkah was completely destroyed to day by a Mohammedan mob. Nearly, all the inhabitants , were murdered! It Is known that 35,000 were murder ed In Vilayet, Adana. . Secret Journey.' VIENNA. April 29. Neuefreie pres. today prints an interesting story oC the Journey of the deposed Sultao formthe palace at Constantinople 19 his new prison at Salonlc'a. Ho man conveyed by special train with-the utmost secrecy with his eleven wives and attendants. As he stepped form the carriage he faced rows of soldiers, who did not move hand or lip la greeting, attired In grey civilian coats rtue only touch of uniform was the j fez. The Sultan raised his hand In ! a salute, which' was returned by the ATTORNEYS EC ORRHPTO SAN FRANCISCO, April 29. That I uncomfortable half hour in the hands witness James F. Kelly, a member of !-of attorney; Rogers, who asserted that the boodling board of supervisors was instrutced by the prosecution concern ing his testimony, was the contention of the defense in today's session of the trial of Calhoun. Kelly spent tin the witness gained possession of a copy of his testimony before the grand jury and insinuated that it was pro-1 vlded by the district attorney. The charge was denied by Kelly. SHOOTS RIISELF THREE TIHES MARSHF1ELD. Ore.. April 29. Suf fering from consumption, and despon dent, Andrew Jakela, a miner, shot himself three times In the head lact i night. The body was found in his j room this morning. Physicians say ! they do not understand how he Bhot 1 himself so many times in the head. - Today We sold WET COVERS, WORTH UP TO 75 CENLS At the COME AND FIND OUT SALE 39c A NEW SPECIAL TOMORROW 1ME FMK SI ORE NEW YORK WORLD PRINTS VERY SEVERE STRH 'I I RES Say H of Ships That Made World ( rulxe Must be Remodeled IU lore of Any Use. Musis Sprung, Plate Loosened, 31 ii c hi lie o Riimaircd. Suva Plan Considered of Maklm O.er Into Old Monitor Type. Myer Re piles. NKW YORK, April 29. The World today prints an arti!e, saying: "The navy department has announced il;ct sixteen of the battleships that formed part of the fleet on the world cmise will be remodeled. This is regarded as practical confirmation of tins cur rent report that the long voyage prac tically wrecked the navy." The .01 respondent says that the masH ' many ships are sprung, plates loos ened an dthe machinery equipment badly damaged. Accord I trr io piims which It Is believed nt .eteiv'n at tention. Sixteen of vpRSelS Hl ) transformed iuliXtuiU;n-viimUt.' to the old type'an l all cumbersome su perstructure will be removed. Meyer Replies. WASHINGTON. Api II 29. Replying t othe criticisms of the World Secre tary of the - Navy Myer said today, "The Fleet will be united In June In as good contditloa for war as ever." LAMBDA Plli ALPHA CLUH. i'reshytcritiu Boys Enlertalned hf Mrs. J. M. Berry Last Evening. Mrs. J. M. Berry last evening en tertained the members of the Lamba Plil Alpha club, coin posed of the boys that belong to the Presbyterian church. The boys are enthusiastic in praise of their hostess, and Mrs. Ber ry says that losing the opportunity of having them often at her home adds to the regret which she feels at leav ing La Grande. During the evening the' boys debated the subject of Wo man Suffrage, and their remarks on the subject were absorbingly Inter esting. Before leaving they were ser ved with refreshment's'' dear to the heart of a boy, salad and punch and lots of other good things.' . teno. the seryiveH to be held In tho Roman Catholic chvrch, but on v Hih civil ceremony. " . .- The Whites, therefore, were com pelled to give up their plan, it was anuouueeu today thai iuo tivii turn rtage necessary under French laws was performed at the" office of the Mayor of the Figth Arondlssement yesterday, and the religious cereiuot' today was held in St Joseph's Roman Catholic church n the Avenue IU lit. Only near relatives of the young couple were present Miss Marraret Rutherford, daughter of Mrs Wl'liur.i K. Vauderbllt, and Miss Lucy Buckler, daughter of the Secretary of the American Legation at the bridesmaids. Madrid, weia HELL KNOWN BUSINESS MEN' FORM REAL ESTATE COMPANY J. I. McKlunon, J. Frank Phy and A. A. Roberts have formed a partner ship and will open a real estate and general investment office next Satur day, .May 1, In the building formerly occupied by the Eastern Oregon Trust and Pavings bank. All of the mem bers of the firm are known to every body In Kastern Oregon, and all are ppi-fpctly crquainted with land values si.d with the opportunities for profit able Investment in this part of the state. AMBASSADOR WHITE WOULDN'T TTEn du uiti:r's marki.vse. I'AIiJS.- Aim)' -.'':.---iJeBp!t Vie ef forts of both I'amli.et to obia'u pei ml.w'on. the Caiiun r.uthorltlH hive foilldden a Pro.ostunl ceremon fir the marriage or -ss Muriel Wii'e. daughter of ths American Ambassi do', and Count Ib iu an Scherr-fnos. As result Amtu3tdor Henry White has announced mat he will p t at- M1SS RLOOD MARRIED. Popular Employee of (.olden Married to Patrick Burns. Ruls Miss Bessie Blood of this city and Patrick Bruns, of I'matllla county, were married this afternoon at tha home of the bride's sister, Mrs. Edna Schrock, on Third street, by Rev, C. 10. Deal. Mr. Burns Is in the employ ment of the O. R. & N., in Pendleton. M!bs Brooks for several years has been employed In the Golden Rule store in this city and enjoys a large circle of friends who wish the young people many happy years. They leave this evening for Pendleton where they will make their home. Central Leaicne Begins Today. TERRA IJAUTK. ln-1., Aprii 5) .' The Central League opens the season today, with Dayton at Terra Haute, Fort Wayne at Evansvllle. Orand Ra pids at Wheeling and South Bent at Zanesville. MeaiUftbresk, the water that was La Grass fanes. If' ' 1 V
