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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, ORE.,
TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1909.
NUMBER 203.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 15. With
scathing denunciation of Heney, Ru
dolph Spreckels, William Burns, and
every other person connected with the
prosecution, Alexander King today be
gan the closing argument for Cal
houn. He lauded the defendant as a
martyr to the activity of the graft
prosecution, and dwelt tinnn rihnnn's
efforts to rehabilitate the car system
after the earthquake.
"Sau Franclaco would have been up
against it if it had not been for Cal
houn at the time of the earthquake,"
ATTEMPTS TO It AN1QHI0 HI
BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio, June 15.
An unknown man hurled a bomb
through the window of the home of
Mayor Nizen today, setting fire to the
building-. Three women were nearly
suffocated, but were rescued. The
mayor was absent at the time, two of
IS ILL CO TO
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HOY AND RAY LA WHENCE
FOUND GUILTY OF LAKCENY
Two Young Men go to Pen Will be
Sentenced to Reform School Both
Attempt to Escape From Jail by
Sawing Bars, Destroyed Symputh
For Their Youth Last Case For
This Terra of Court
The case of the State vs. Roy and
Ray Lawrence, charged with larceny
committed at North Powder, Friday
night was heard this morning. The
case went to the Jury Just before noon,
and about 3 o'clock returned a ver
dict of guilty.
This, in brief, is the history of the
trial. The boys told the usual tale of
hard luck, orphanage, and ill treat
ment, but since their attempted es
cape from Jail, sentiment has not lud
so favorable an Inning as when they
wore first arrested. They are too
young to go to the pen, and the coun
ty clerk was directed to record their
conviction. The record will '.ie of
$2.00. '
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ALL THE NEW STYLES.
We have a large line of new hand bags that we
are going to sell at one-half price and less. .We
have displayed this line of bags on the big table in
our store, and have marked them "Your Choice lot
Two Dollars." Whether or not you need cue at
present, you cannot afford to miss this sale. Twenty
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$2.00.
HILL'S
LA GRANDE, OREGON
said King. "He started the system
when It was a question whether such
a system would ever pay for the mon
ey invested. This Is. the man who
stands before you accused of a crime
which is not proven." "This man
Spreckels," turning to Spreckels who
sat near Heney, is the man who wau
led to Btart a street car system of his
own; he started the graft prosecution;
he employed one of the most astute
detectives in the country; put his own
man Into the district attorney's office.
his 6isters and a neice being the only
occupants. The bomb was apparently
constructed so that it would set fire.
Nizen was elected on an anti-saloon
platform and has made several ene
mies since he took office. No arrests
have yet been made. The prompt ar
rival of firemen saved the home.
ficially transmitted to the county
Judge, who will sentence them to the
reform school.
This is the last case for this term
of the circuit court. The Jurors will
be excused, the court retaining a suf
ficient unmber in case it is neces
sary, to convene the court aca'n.
"FLOUR KING" OF CHINA
ON VISIT TO COAST STATES
SAN FRANCISCO, June 15. Qua i
Kai, the "Flour King" of China is in
San Francisco today. He will go to
Portland and other Northwest cities
to meet flour men. He is their sole
agent In the Far East.
INDIAN COMMISSIONER
' HANDS IN RESIGNATION
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 15.
President Taft today accepted the
resignation of Francis E. Leupp,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and
announced the appointment of Robert
G. Valentine, as Leupp's successor.
Leupp is in poor health.
Kaiser's Anniversary.
BERLIN, June 15. The anniversary
of Emperor William's acesslon to the
throne, on June 15, 188, was celebra
ted in an enthusiastic manner
throughout Germany today. The
Kaiser has completed preparations for
his coming meeting with the Emper
or of Russia, which will take place
Thursday.
$2.00.
' Bags
$2.00.
bRUQ JT0RE
FALLS OFF FROM TOTAL
CUT OF LAST YEAR
Washington Leads All Other States
in Production of Rough And Dressed
Lumber Cut exceeds That of Louis
iana by Nearly Three Hundred Mil
Hon Feet Total Cut of United,
States Less by Nearly Seven Billion
Feet.
SEATTLE. June 15. Advance fig
ures received by the Pacific Coast
Lumber Trade Journal from the For
est service at Washington, D. C,
shows that this state led all others
in the production of rough and fin
ished lumber last year. The figures
indicated that the total cut of Wash
ington was 2,913.928,000 feet against
2,722,421,000 cut in Louisiana the
same year. Last year's cut in Wash
ington was 2,000,000,000 feet less than
In 1906.
The total production of lumber in
the United States last year was 32,-'
289,369,000, representing a falling off
from the previous year of 6,988,785,000
feet.
PORTLAND, June 15. Represent-
ing capital exceeding $150,000,000, and
quietly collecting information leading
to the establishment of direct trade
relations between Holland and the
Pacific coast with the completion of
the Panama canal. J. G. Scholvick.
President of Weigmans Bank, of Am
sterdam, and G. J. M. Simmons, editor
of the "Telegraaf", a great paper of
Holland, are in Portland today. "We
seek Investment opportunities for
ourselves and our people, who com
missioned us to represent them," said
Simmons. "When the canal Is com
pleted' there will be established a
great Dutch line of steamships ma
king San Francisco, Portland and Se
attle entry ports. The vessels are al-
eady under construction." The capi
talists are today spending- time ob
taining figures on the resources of
Oregon, and will continue their Jour
ney through Washington.
In Oregon they will learn what the
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WALTER PIERCE APPOINTED DELEGATE
PORTLAND, June 15. Anion.? the
citizens appointed by the governor to
day as delegates to the Trans-Mississippi
Development Congress to be held
In Denver, August 16th to 21st, are:
Walter M. Pierce. La Grande; W. L.
ROOSEVELT'S FRIEND KILLED BY Li
NAIVASHA. British East Africa,
June 15. II. Williams, a member of
the Roosevelt party was attacked and
fatally injured by a Hon Saturday, ac
cording to the newB brought here to
day by a runner from Roosevelt's
camp. Williams and an English resi
dent of the Lumbwa district shot and
wounded the beast, but were unable
to get out of the path when the Hon
sprang. F. C. Selous and W. W. Mc
Millan, hunting with Williams, rushed
to the scene and killed the animal be
ATTIRED IN MOURNING
SEEKS COURT ROOM EARLY
Bronghton Brandenburg, 'Famous
Novelist And Newspaper Writer on
Trial For Stealing Cleveland Let
ters, And Selling Them to New York
Newspaper Case Is Famous Over
United States.
NEW YORK, June 15. The trial of
Broughton Brandenburg, the novelist
and newspaper writer accused of larn
ceny in the second degree in relation
to the famous Grover Cleveland and
post humous letters was commenced
today. The morning ."sslon was de
voted to the selection of a Jury; At
tired In mourning, Mrs. Cleveland ap
peared In the criminal courts building
early to attend the trial. Branden
burg appeared later. He is accused
of selling a spurious article to the
New York Times during the last presi
dential campaign. The contents of
the article are claimed to have been
written by Cleveland.
shipping amounts to, what increase
there will be through Increasing the
channel to a 30 foot depth, and how
railroad construction will aid in de
veloping the unsettled interior. Sim
mons continued: "The completion of
the canal means that Holland's busi
ness after that date will be done with
the Pacific coast.
The idea occurred to us a year ago
that it would be a good idea to con
duct our business with western peo
ple. We have a great deal of money
awaiting investment when favorable
opportunities present themselves.
Heretofore, the business between Hol
land the West has been conducted
through eastern financial agents. We
invested money and they got great
commissions for its use. Under pres
ent conditions the Dutch have $150,
000,000 invested in this country. Dutch
capitalists own the Santa Fe railroad,
practically through eastern aagen
cies." Thompson, Pendleton; D. H. Miller,
Medford; F. A. Soufert,' The Dalles;
T. J. Donnelly and Geo. Small, Baker
City; A. C. Marsters and S. A. Ken
dall, RoBcburg; T. C. Taylor, Pendle-
! ton and U. Whealdon, The Dalles.
fore It tore Williams to pieces, it
is unknown whether Roosevelt was
in the vicinity or not.
WILL EXAMINE
OREGON LINES i
SAN FRANCISCO, June 15. E. .1.
Nally, first vice president and general
manager of the Postal 'Telegraph and
Cable company is planning a tour of
inspection through Oregon ard Wash
ington. ,
CASE Hi Tli
SALEM, June 15. Testimony is be
ing taken in the Crater Luke road case
wherein Attorney L. II. McMahan
seeks to enjoin thes taiu treasurer and
secretary of state on constitutional
grounds from paying over the amunt
appropriated for the road. McMahan
contends hat the road from Medford
to Klamath Falls Is of more practical
value than the Crater Lake road. Will
G. Steel, of Portland; E. C. Glitner,
secretary of the Commercial club,
Portland; Phil Metschan, Portland;
and former County Judge John H.
Scott, of Salem, for the defense, tes-
JAPANESE EXPECT
HONOLULU, June 15. Japanese
strtkers who were deluded Into the
belief that their strike would re
ceive the support of the Japanese
government, represented by the cruis
ers Aso, and Soya, which will arrive
Aid Poor Children.
NEW YORK, June 15. By the.ald.of
a gift of a half million dollars from a
philanthropic woman whose ldentl.y
has been kept secret,, the Children's
Aid Society today opened a free sani
tarium for sick and crippled children
at Chappaqua, Westchester countv.-
The sanitarium will acccommodato
300 children the year round and occu
pies the buildings which formed the
Chappaqua Mountain Institute, a
boarding school established by the So
ciety of Friends" In 1870. The grounds
of the sanitarium cover seventy acves.
The society has spent $150,000 in buy
ing the property and in alterations,
while the income from the remainder
of the gift will be applied to running
the institution.
Pythian Memorial.
WASHINGTON, June 15. Memorial
Day was celebrated by the Pythian s
of the National capital today. All the
cemeteries were visited and the graves
of dead members of the order deco
rated with dowers. Similar celebra
tions will be held throughout the
country today, In compliance with the
supreme statue of the order which
sets apart the Tuesday following the
second Sunday In June as Memorial
Day.
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Needles, Shuttles and Dobbin for
use in All Makes c Sewing Machines.
Hardware
land
! Furniture
W. H. BOHNENKAMP Co.
HPal that it is proposed to continue
the construction of the Crater Lnko
road until it reaches the western and
eastern boundaries of the state.
McMahan Is trying to show that the
prlmary object of those behind the
Orntor T.tr mi it.-t :
build a highway for tourist travel
from Medford, Klamath Falls and
Crater Lake, and thereby contends
that the appropriation was for local
and special purposes, and if no bene
fit to the Btate at large. No matter
what Judge Galloway decides, tha
case can be carried to the Supreme
Court. ...
HELP
here June 26, are in a dangerous mood
about the sugar plantations. The
situation 1b regarded as serious. Many-
Ignorant strikers think that the Japa
nese ships will compel the employ
ers to Increase wages.
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This morning when James Hood,
clerk for the Geddes Grocery Com
pany opened the store he found that
during the night burglars had forced
their way through the back door nd
ransacked the till of Its contents, hel
ped, themselves to tobacco and fruit
and departed to parts unknown. Fort
unately there was only a little money--In
the till, in all about $1.00. The
burglars broke the lock on the back
door, but a board held the door firm
and they smashed the glass In the
door and entered In that manner. The
safe was not locked and the prowlers
went through that, but found nothing
in it but papers, which they proceeded
to scatter over the store. Evidently
hungry they helped themselves to
fruit, cheese and other eatables.
An O. R. & N. wrench was found be
side the safe and up to press time
this is the only clue the police have -to
work on. This is the fourth time
that this store has been burglarized
In the past year.
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