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VOLUME VIII. LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, ORE., FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1909. NUMBER 235. PE T HAS FIGHT ROUGH AND TUMBLE FIGHT INSUES AT FEE FACES BRUISED AND SCRATCHED IX THE CLINCH. LIE" PASSED AND FIGHT STARTS Attorney's Face Rubbed on the Floor of the Conrt Room. PENDLETON. July 23. The hurling of an ink well, was a feature in a rough and tumble fljht between Judge Jamea A. Fee, representing the con testing heirs and D. W. Bailey, attor ney for Mrs. Mabel Warner, which en livened this morning's hearing in the Warner-Young will case. The fight lasted two rounds despite all efforts to separate the bellgerants. The dispute was over whether Prof. W. W. Williams of Portland and Prof. II. C. Blair of Spokane, handwriting experts, should remain in the court during the trial. Bailey hurled the "lie" at Fee, follow Ing an argument and the two men Im mediately .clinched and fell on the floor. Bailey's face was rubbed on the fioor and Fee's face was scratched-.. . """"X.rter order had been restored, Bailey renewed the trouble by hurling an-lDk wel1 at Fee- He missed his SB EB3BHK32SBSBSC3S3 lAAD FOR US BY rf,rrytrfrik$;"''1' i i.u. i. ? , . 1 JUST RECEIVED AN ELEGANT LINE SUEDE They are the lowest in price. OXFORD GREY, BLACK, TAN We want to show you our nifty patterns in Peters Oxfords for both ladiss' and gentlemen's wear. It's worth your while to see them, still more worth while to buy a pair. TELE mark. Sheriff Taylor interfered when Fee attempted to reach an old saber that was hanging on the wall. Will Camp on Looking Glass. ;;! : C. S. Williams and family accom panied by Miss Wilina Oesterltng and Miss Hallie Alder leave in the morn ing for an outing on Looking Glass.1 ANOTHER SURGEON HERE. R. R. MeCall Conies From San Fran cisco to Open Ofrlces. Dr. R, R. McCall and wife arrived this morning from San Francisco with the expectation of making this their home. For the past four years Dr. Mc Call has been engaged as surgeon and physician for the government and has decided to locate here and will open an office as soon as he can secure suit able rooms. ' ' ' ' FINAL ACTION MONDAY BELIVED TO BE TIME OF ITS COMPLETION'. Senate Preparing to Act Finally on ; Tariff Bill Monday. WASHINGTON, - July 23. Believing the tariff bill will be ready for final ac tion Monday, Senator "Kern today moved today that the agreement re garding adjournment be modified so that the next session of the senate will be. Monday instead of Tuesday. The motion was adopted.' , ,.In making the motion., he explained tha the was informed that the biil will ! in all probability be ready for final ac- tion by Monday.. on i .soon ANKLE STRAP PUMPS newest in shape, longest in wear and COME IN ANY WAY WAUEl DEATHLIST 11 IS TWENTY-FIVE PROPERTY LOSS IS ENORMOUS RICE FIELD IS LAID WASTE THREE HURRICANES TISIT TEXAS WITH BIG DAMAGE. THIRD STORM SWELLS DEATHLIST Three Million is the Estimated Damage To Southern Texas. "v HOUSTON, Texas, July 23. That fourteen persons are known to be dead and dozens of town wrecked, millions of dollars worth of, property damage, was the report today as the result of the three hurricanes which swept over Southern Texas during the past two days and nights. Rice fields have been destroyed, trees uprooted, houses unroofed, rail road trains wrecked and track washed away, telephone and telegraphy com munication Interrupted and vast amount of other damage sustained. . ; The reports received at noon indi cate that the total death list in the Southern portion of the state to be twenty-five persons. The property Joss is estimate at $3,000,000. -fM; A. cement .walk is .being built on Depot street on the residence of the late Mrs. B. Sommers. acs-antaan SEASON'S Wmtiesi OXFORDS L VMTERPROJECT PREDICT SPLENDID SUCCESS HERE IE SECRETARY PASSES THROl'GH HERE TODAY. SPEEDY RELIEF FOR HERM1ST0N. Meadowbrook Project the Finest He . Has Been Acquainted With. R. A. Ealllngcr, sevrjif.ry ol tue im terlor department of "hs United States has declared most positively that the Meadowbrook IrrlfiaV.on project Is one of the best foxed, cheapest &m! possessed with the most widespread and bright future of any lril??uUon project which has come to his notlc. This, from one of the bralnest men of the president's cabinet, turn a man who has lived in thi region of irrigation and knows land from A to Z, is one of the highest compiimertti yet paid to the local project. Mr. Balllnger passed through ia Grande this morning enrou'e to On tario, tut was yet asleep and conse quently missed the change to view the ' city. He was kept awako until wfter one o'clock this morning by. a reception tendered In Us honor at Hermiston last evening, and ' which was attended by Frank C. BrHiuwell, register of the local land oWco. , One of the mahy Important things which the secretary did at Hermiston, was to formulate different plans for breaking up the large desei't claims now held by less than half a dozen people. Burdensome taxation and re stricted land sales will be alleviated by an order which will, soon reat.h La Grande in the way of Jnmnict'ons SEW YORK SOC.1TY LADY SUS TAINS LOSS. Priceless Jewelry loot While Crossing Pasco Deserts. PASCO, WASH. July 23. Gems, val ued at $2,500, the property of Mrs. Jas. Von Thorn, a society woman of New York, are glittering in the sands some where between Ritzville and this city. When the North Coast train No. 2 reached Pasco yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Von Thorne left the observation car and ran back on the track, scream ing: "I have lost my diamonds; where are they?" She left Spokane wearing a broach containing a large sunburst surround ed with diamonds. The gems were priceless because given her many years ago by her parents as a wedding present. CRUSING TIMBER LAND. Fortlaaders Oat With RrNchoax I. specting Timber Land. D. C. Brichoux left , for Wallowa county this morning. He was accom panied by C. C. Shay, C. T. Lillard and C. L. Shea of Portland, who are on the quest for timber lands. IER LOST DIAMONDS III PASCO SAN DS to lotal land office officialj. " Mr. Bramwell enjoyed an exlyn'iei! conversation with Mr. BuiHneei-. a. though one of the men of tlio caMntt, Balllnger is easily approathe!, lor last evening on the lawn of President Irwin of the Hermlston Wiucv Tars Association, the membe,sh,.j of the association and the citizen miked freely of their troubles an 1 of gcnercl topics. . "Where townsmen and fanuerj are mutually .behind a project like the one you have In Union coijuty,'' said Mr. Balllnger to Mr. Bramwell, "th very greatest possible results are k Ing to accrue. You have one 'of the cheapest propositions I knov of in all the country, and Judging from the de scrlption that you have givn uie of tt It will be of such good as cannot be computed. But for the fact that I have more work than I can possibly attend to In inspecting government projects, t certainly would spend a day with your lrrlgatlonlsts." v . imsam S 111 VISIT IS SHORT LEAVES ALMOST IMMEM Vt LY FOR JOSEPH. V Local Yards "Washed" for Big "Mo gul's Inspection. Julius Kruttschnltt's tour of In spection reached La Grande at 11:30 this morning, when a special train carrying the private car of the right bower to E, H. Harrlman, the car of General Manager J. P. O'Brten, and the car of General Superintendent M. J. Buckley arrived here. v . The Inspection given the focal yards, round house and equipment In the stals was perhaps a Utle more caus ual than the local -officials and em ployes had anticipated The search for fault was short and evidently fruitless, but it was but a fewmlnotes until the honorable visitor was able to proceed on his first tour Into Wallowa county. Yards la Fine Shape. The La Grande railway yards are always clean and attractive as possible and the equipment necessarily In first class order, but finishing and added touches were given everything this morning. The yards were s'liink and clean. ,"' , : -' It is possible that the party will re turn from Joseph during the coming night but hardly likely. ; . . ' The trip was entirely without iiomp, except that nearly every main official of the O. R. & N., was one of the es cort from Huntington through the La Grande yards and shops and to Joseph and return. ; WRIGHTS AVOID BROTHERS SEVER MAKE DOUBLE ' ASSERTION TOGETHER. Secrets of Aviation Would Die With .Them. Then. WASHINGTON, July 23. While the Wright Brothers are preparing today for further flights in the government tests of their aeroplane, Orville Wright disclosed why he and his bro ther Wilbur never make an ascention together. , "We do not think it wise to go up together", he said. He then Intimated that should an accident happen when both were flying, they might be killed and the secrets of their successful aerial navigation would die with them. With one dead, the other, could con tinue the contest for the mastery of the air. DEATH GRAND JURY'S SESSION OVER FOUR BILLS ARE RETURNED r PROBE FOR BOOTLEGGING TRIRTY-TWO WITNESSES WERS EXAMINED BY JURY. ' DSL. UKAMNCUSCEQ LHDECTMENT Dismissed Subject to Call at Any Time i- .. :.,, ''v,.,. , , : ...-.. .: - - ihey are Wanted. ' " Unexpected discharge, subject ta call of the grand Jury at noon today. put an end to any further probing ' of bootlegging cases, notwithstanding It wa believed that wholesale indict--ments would follow the present aes sion of the grand Jury. Three true bll were returned. Two were expected being against Elliott for burglary at Hllgard, tnd the other against King Rowe for. assault with a dangerona weapon. The third Is unannounced. It was not tor -want of wltnesea that no more Indictments were returned which might be booze indictments. Thirty-two. witnesses were examined, One question which was put to the whole grist of wltneses called in con nection with booze cases, was : "Do you know of your own personal knowl edge, of any violation of the local op tion law between the time that it went; into effect and up to this date?" Tho' answer was invariably; "No." It is generaly lbelleved on the out side,, that the unannounced case Is a bootlegging Indictment, but, It Is not so stated, positively. . Re'coVder1 'Cox" is" busy 'today ' hand ing out' the numerous warrants v to election officials and other. T '" ' FILLED WITH SPEECHES AS D MUSICAL SUM BE US. Program Out For Law and Order League Sunday Night ' The following program has been ar- ranged by the committee for the maaa meeting to be held In the Tabernacle, ounaay evening for the purpose of or ganizing a Law and Order League: Selection.. ,. ... ,4 .Mormon rholr.' Prayer .... .. ,. ... Rev. C. E. Deal. Solo.. .. .. .. .pror. Bridges Election of permanent chairman ..... Statement of the Purpose of the., meeting . , . . .... , ,Rev. C. E. Deal Selection .. .. .. .. rholi- Organization.. .. Address "Law Enforcement" . .Dr. Seemen Sol(- . - Mrs. J. T. Scrogglna Address "True Citizenship," : ...... ..A. S.Geddes Selection.. .. .. .v. ..........Choir Reading "A New Declaration of Independence," , . . . . . .......... .Miss Naoma Williamson Benediction. . . .Rer. Ford Ellla Divorce is Granted. A divorce has been granted W, B. Sargent from Wlnnefred Sargent and full control and custody of a minor, child given Mr. Sargent. . f -. 'v T-7 If " 4. t -J i ,1" '! ; r.. ? :