VOLUME VTJL'
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, ORE.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1909.
NUMBER 254.
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FAMOUS BATTLE TO
BE RESUMED
HEISTS II TRIAL BY JURY
THAW RECEIVES NEWS SULLEN.
LT AND SILENTLY. ,
"THAW IS STILL IISAHEV COURT
Holds Thaw's Treatment at Prison
Sot Proper One.
WHITE PLAINS. Aug. 12. Judge
Mills today filed a decision ordering
Harry Kendall Thaw recommitted to
the asylum for criminal Insane at Mat
teawan where he was placed at the
end of the second trial for killing
Stanford White. The decision la vo
luminous, and follows a great struggle
by the Thaw family toward release on
grounds of now being sane.
Thaw's appeal for a hearing before
a jury Is now pending, and it is ex
pected hla attorney will attempt to
have a sanity hearing before a Justice
who will allow a Jury to sit on the
case.
Mills decision says:
First Insanity with which Thaw
was afflicted when he killed Stanford
White was cheronlc delusive insanity,
known as paranoia.
SecondThaw hasn't recovered."
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YE OLDEN TIME COMFORT
THE FAIR
In support of the first Mills said:
"Although Thaw evidently was far
from moral, he engaged In Derverted
practices. The testimony of the Mer
rill woman gave absolute presence for
the tales regarding White. His be
lief in the actions of White Is plain
delusion and wasn't based on facts."
The second point is based on the
testimony of experts that paraonla Is
Incurable. He said: "The court
doesn't mean that It is satisfied with
treatment of Thaw at Matteawan,
since his detention there. No one
could help being moved by the dis
tress of his motherwhen relating that
treatment, and it must be remembered
that Thaw was not In the hospital as
a criminal undergoing punishment.
The Jury decided he was not guilty of
crime."
Thaw received the news sullenly
and refused to comment.
ONE SENATOR FORCED TO RE
MAIN AT THE HEARING.
Admits he Is Prejudiced, But
Stay Anyway.
Must
OLYMPIA, Aug. 12. The senate
prior noon voted to force Senator Ro
bert Booth, of King County, to sit In
the Impeachment proceedings, but'
after a long and bitter debate Booth
asked to be excused, stating he was
convinced of Schlvely's corruption
and that no evidence would change
his opinion, and therefore he was dis
qualified. The senators however,, re
fused to accept the excuse. There
was wrangling throughout the ses
sion. The session may hecome a laugh
able fiasco before adjournment.
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DO YOU HATE SHOE TROUBLES!
DO YOU HA YE CORNS OR BUNIONS I
DO YOUR FEET SWELL AFTER
STANDING ALL DAY? IF SO, WE
WANT YOU TO COME AND INSPECT
OUR SEW COMFORT SHOE.
SHOE
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It is on entirely dieerent construction from the ordinary shoe, REQUIRES
SO BREAKING IN. It is fitted to the foot and not to the toe and heel, hut
around the Instep and aUows free play to the ball of the foot The so.e
is perfectly flexible and heavy enoogn not to tire the foot -when wattl
MAKES WALKING A PLEASURE
Twenty different styles In Oxfords. High Shoes Jullettes, as! Congress.
PRICES L75 to ttii per pair. JOT THE CHEAPEST BUT THE BEST.
All
IS
NUMBER LUCKY
ONE OREGON MAN
UP EARLY
FLATHEAD OPENING PROGRESS
IDAHO, LIKE OREGON, FARES
VERY POORLY.
MANY SFOKANKES LUCKY OSES
No Hitch to Mar Opening on Fluthead
Indian Reservation.
COEUR D'ALEXE, Aug. Every
preparation for drawing 6000 numbers
for the 2800 claims on the Flathead
Indian reservation at Missoula, Mont.,
was completed here today, and In view
of the last successful drawing, no
hitch la anticipated. It was thought
possible for a time that the govern
ment intended the withdrawal of the
land under the reclamation act, and
to Irrigate and open them later at a
higher valuation. Under the present
condition every applicant will have
one chance in 15 of securing a claim.
Indiana Man First
Joseph Furay of Warsaw, Ind., drew
the first prize on the Flathead reserva
tion; 2, Joseph Hodge. Deer Lodge,
Mont; 3, Patrick Qulglor. Rosemont,
Minn.; 4, Edward M. Webber. Hillyard,
Wash.; 5, Elenor McClellan, Missoula,
(Continued on Page Eight.)
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JOSEPtlWILLINGTO
LET GO
DEFINITE ACTION TONIGHT
RUMORS OF CLEVER COUP BY EN.
TERPRISE PEOPLE.
JOINT FAIR LOOKS COOD TODAY
I! annum Confident Joseph Will Join
With us.
Joseph will In all probabilities turn
down its chance to hold a Wallowa
county fair and decide definitely to
come to La Grande and Join with
Lnion county in pulling off an intr-
county affair this fall, at a final meet
ing of the board of directors to be
called at Joseph tonight. This is the
message brought back from there by
C. D. Huffman, who with Mr. Smith of
Elgin, interviewed the people of Jo
seph last night on the matter.
The business men as a rule, do not
want the fair there; It la too monien
tuous fof their means and spare time
Working on this supposition Mr. Huff
man believes the $550 state money fot
Wallowa county will be diverted to
union county.
Another Loop Hole.
Rumors from other sources how
ever, throw a different light on the
subject. Mr. Huffman did not meet
with" this, but it is rumored neverthe
less, that the Instant Joseph lets go.
Enterprise will grab it. According
to the turn-about method, if JoseDh
does not want It, Enterprise can take
it
Here it is believed by those on the
inside, that will loom up an obstacle
to uniting the moneys from both coun
ties for a Joint fair.
If the merchants of Joseph say
"yes" tonight, the fair stays there; if
they say no, there may be a Joint
fair this fall and there may not be
Enterprise has been ominously quiet
on the subject
MAGAZINE ADYERTISEMENT.
Mount Angel Magazine Devotes Space
to Eastern Oregon.
The Mount Angel magazine in Us
current issue devotes its pages in
great numbers to the eastern half of
Oregon, giving La Grande consider
able attention. The periodical is a
Catholic paper, and is read largely
through the coast The La Grande
wrlteup is exhaustive, and several cuts
accompany the reading matter.
WOODSHED ON FIRE.
Department Controls Small Blaze Be
fore Outer Buildings Ignite.
Fire in an empty woodshed across
the street from the northslde school
house, called out the department at
10 o'clock today. The blaze was extin
guished without any serious loss. The
residence to which the woodshed was
a part, was unoccupied.
NIGHT TICKET CLERK.
Wm. Day of the Great Northern
ticket agent service is here to tem
porarily, at least act as night ticket
clerk at the O. It & N. depot. Local
Agent Keeney leaves soon for a va
cation and during his r.tsence the
ticket office will be loft In charge of
Messrs Gilbert BaBrren and M. Day.
Stockholm Strike Near End.
LONDON, Aug. 12. Reports from
Stockholm say the great Swedish
strike is practically ended, with em
ployers in complete control.
Abdul Hamld Dying.
SALONICA. Aug. 12. Abdul Hamld
is expected to die at any moment
from Angina Percoris. Three surg
is are preparing to operate. Since
his dethronement Abdul has been In
the prUoa 'palace here.
Comlskey Not a Stake Holder.
CHICAGO, Aug. 12. Charley Comls
key, the local baseball manager, who
is named In the Johnson-Jeffries ar
ticles as the stake holder of forfeits
and side bets today refused to accept,
as he says he has troubles of his own.
John P. Clark of San Franc laco, is
favored by Merger, representing Jeff
ries, and Johnson wants to know more
of Clark before he will accept him.
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LA1V RESIDENCE GUTTED BY FIRE
LAST NIGHT.
Entire Affair Mourned by The Strife-
Torn Populace.'
UNION, Aug. ligDevin
Though Union la torn with strife, it
is united today in solving the prob
lem of ascertaining the origin of the
disastrous fire which last evening at
10 o'clock gutted the Doctor Law resi
dence, destroying all personal effects
and property, the tools of the surgeon
being the only property of any value
rescued from the flames. No clue can
be found, and though there is a unani
mous feeling among the citizens that
the place was burned as a climat to
the -personal hatred and antagonism
that has been rife between Mvm
Law and his administration, no person
can be found on whom to place ihiiifiWt .mr..
v.i "'"l
Mr. and Mrs. Law were out of town
when neighbors discovered flames in
the surgery and In the kitchen of the
Law home. The structure was com
pletely gutted. The wood shed was
ablaze when the department arrived,
making in reality three places of be
ginning. The loss will be about $2500 with
Some insurance.
Mr. and Mrs. Law are making their
home with Mr. and Mrs. J. Hutchin
son until they make arrangements for
their future place of abode. The
whole city sympathizes with the los
ers.
WAIT HERE FOR lOUR FRIENDS
THE HOME
OUR CONSTANT EFFORT IS T 0 MAKE THIS A STORE WHERE
THE IDEA OF QUALITY IS AT ALL TIMES PARAMOUNT.
IN SOME LINES OF BUSINESS THERE MAT BE GOOD REASON
FOR HATING A VARIETY OF GRADES SOT SO IN THE DRUG
LINE. WHEN DRUGS ARE NEEDED ONLY THE BEST W ILL
DO. ANYTHING LESS THAN THE BEST IS DANGEROUS.
WE CARRY THIS PRINCIPLE OP QUALITY THROUGHOUT
OUR ENTIRE STOCK. IN SOME LINES, LIKE BRUSHES, WE
CARRY THE FINER GRADES WHICH CANNOT B8 FOUND IN
THE ORDINARY STORE.
NEWLIN DRUG COMPANY
LA GRANDE,
LEAYE YOUR PACKAGES TO
CALLED FOB
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OF COITTEE
RATIFY THIS ACT
SATURDAY
OFFICIAL SUTE IS PICKED
NO TROUBLE FROM CONGRESS
FLOOR EXPECTED.
RESQLOTIGHS FAVOR PIKCHOT
Resolutions Committee Flooded With
Party Objections.
SPOKANE. Au. 32. A . conin;lUe
cn permanent organization last u'ght
selected Pueblo, Colorado as'ibVnex:
meetiug place of tie National lnl$t.
lion Congress. This lb also thi ch. )
of the following officers for pjvmaueut
organization, but still has to be rat
Ifled by the delegates, Saturday,
wmcn will probanl be done: F. A
Fowler, Phoenix. Arizona, president;
E. E. Twltchell. Los Vegas. N. M.;
Col. Young, Salt Lake; Fred FJaniiulatf
Kansas City, vice-presidents; R. In
teger, Spokane, chairman of the bonnl
of governors; Arthur HooKer, Spo
kane, permanent secretary.
The committee on resolutions pd
nounced that they have receive 1 a
score of resolutions commending Pln-
chot and demanding his retention. Tae
disappointment
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that Ballanger failed to avert the die-
cussion upon the attitude of the de
partment toward Pinchot and NewelL
Dalllnger read a printed speech anl '
did not mention the mooted question.
The attitude of the delegates was
plain when late yesterday they hlssod
from the rostrum George Turner,
delegate from Yuma, who is an attor
ney employed by a private Irrigation;
company, who attacked Pardee for his
attack on Balllnger.
Spectacular Word Fight ,
A spectacular fight on the floor oC
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