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
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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.
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A. cement .walk is .being built on
Depot street on the residence of the
late Mrs. B. Sommers.
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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 .
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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
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- - 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. .
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