La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 31, 1909, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextAs OS VOLUME VIJJ LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1909. NUMBER 267. . x, i r r til mi 1 i i i - rj l i rx, r.v in ? CARVE BOuY TO FIT THE COFFIN OVERLY TALL MAX CAST GO IK iCOFFIX WITH LEGS ON Relatives And Friends of Hudson Wy oming Man Indignant at Treatment Afforded Dead Body Undertaker Will be. Fnwrutcd Had Intended to Cover wp His Act by Refusing ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., Aug. 31. "When the body of Jacob Starman, more than six feet tall, who died at "Hudson, Wyoming, reached hero to day, it was found that in order to - ship It in the casket which was too short, the legs had been severed at the knees. Indignant relatives and friends say they will prosecute the -undertaker at Hudson. The order from the undertaker say ing the coffin shouldn't be opened un--der any circumstances, aroused sus 'picf.in, and the investigation re pealed the legless body. The excuse of the undertaker is -that the remains weren't in condition -to emblam, bo could not wait until a larger coffin could be built, bo he sev ered the legs, believing none would "be the wiser. OFFICIAL SOTICE OUT. September 13, Is time For'ObcJcrtlons to Paving the Streets. September 13th Is the time when the ity council will hear the objections and complaints to paving Adams Ave nue, according to an official notice " hich is published today. The estimat ed cost of the improvement will be $o,600 and as but few. oppositionists are anticipated it is fervently believed that street pavement and street ma cadamizing to about that figure will be instituted immediately after the meeting of the council on September 13th. (II SWEEP SUE Of Seasonable Merchandise WshSuits 1-2 Price - ' . V Parasols f-2 Price Wash Dresses Now i -2 Price An elegant line of WasfrDresses with seperate Waists and Skirts, in white and colors. Values to $7.50, Thi. week for - - - $2.47 THIS WEEK ONLY ii lie ir air Watch Our AAAAAAAA A Train Held up. A A HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 31. A Bandits held up and looted .the Pennsylvania train No. 39, known as the Pittsburg & Northern Express, while it was passing LewlBton Narrows at 4-1:30 thla morning. The n- press car was looted and many passengers robbed. The con- 4 due tor was Bhot through the A hand. ' "" " AAAAAAAAA REPORTS FROM THERE SHOW QUAKE WAS AWFUL. Consul at Monterey Wires Appeal For Help For Stricken Ones. WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. Despite the optimistic reports from Mexico, it" was learned today that conditions at Monterey are more terrible than heretofore reported. According to a message received by the state depart ment from Consul Hanna. Hanna.said: "Please tell the press that the con ditions are more terrible than was first reported. Twelve hundred arc dead, and 15,000 homeless without shelter. It Is raining again. We aro doing all we can." The Red Cross here has sent $2,000 to assist in relieving the suffering and stricken population. DOWIE LEADER IS JAIL. Must Serve Six Months For Falling1 to - Pa.LlbcI Judgment. t WAUKBGAN. Ills., Aug. 31. Voliva Howie's successor as leader at Zlon City was taken to Mt. McHenry coun ty jail today, to begin a six mouths' sentence, following the' failure to pa a $10,000 dollar libel judgment haM against- him by Phi!:p Mothersi'l. Vilva expostulated all tfe way to Uks Jail. On entering his cell he declared he would continue his religious work, and edit a magazine from the prison. Windows SPELLING BEE TO BE FEATURE ' - - , PROMINENT EDUCATORS HERE OX EDUCATIONAL DAT Kerr And Campbell Coming For Edu cational Day at Fair Close AU Schools on Educational Pay Many Business Booths Being Arranged For at Present May Establish Dance Platform Near Grounds. In all probabilities on Educational Day at the Union County Exposition there will be held an old fashioned spelling match with every school In the county represented. Superintend ent E. E. Bragg has signified hia wlll- ngness to Issue an edict to all of the schools to close on that day and bring to the exposition the best spell ers attending the school. It has been definitely decided that one of the days will be devoted to educational purposes and on that day President W. J. Kerr of the O. A. C. ind President Campbell of the Uni versity of Oregon will deliver ad dresses. The former students of the O. A. C. will probably initiate a cam paign for bringing the visitors here on that day to hear their former president lecture. ' . Already several of the business men of the city have signified their in dention of having a booth and a dis play of their lines. Heinz the 57 variety pickle man, will also conduct a display and also have here a demon strator for his line of pickles. L. C. Smith will establish a booth and have a display for the Ford Au tomobile people. There is some talk of establishing a dance platform where every after noon and evening one can dance to their hearts delight. All of the above plans were discussed at last night's meeting of the Union County Exposi tion, but tonight the program will be definitely decided upon. .The entertainment committee was also appointed last night. It follows: John Collier, E. E. Bragg. Chas. Coch ran, Walter Pierce, W. J. Church, A. D. Geddes and Dr. C. T. Bacon. At tonight's meeting the exact date of the Wallowa County Day, the Edu cational Day and other special fea tures of the exposition will be defi nitely set. Two Men Killed. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., Aug. 31. Two men were fatally In In red when a gas tank of the Minneapolis Ascety-' Lne Gas company exploded. I PACIFIC SQUADRON SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31. After laying outside the heads nearly 24 hours, eight cruisers of the Pacific squadron headed by the flagship Ten nessee, Rear Admiral Sebree com manding, entered the San Francisco Bay this morning. The Tennessee and Washington are anchored off the water front, the California. Colorado, ' Pennsylvania. BOLD WATCHMAN SAVES MANY LIVES MINERAL CITY, Ohio, Aug. 31. A Ing in a tunnel, with a hand-to-hand plot to wreck the Cleveland and Pitts- encounter with four bandits. Mace burg passenger train this morning be-! waa shot, one is dead and one wound tween here and Canal Dover was frus- i the other. The bandits fled, one leav trated by Watchman John Mace, who , ing a train of blood. The police are Is in a dying condition at Canal Dover. .attempting to Identify the dead ban Mace interrupted the wreckers work- dit. ORECOII CHIPPED K FOREST FIRE WASHINGTON TOO, FEELS ' EFFECT OF CONFLAGRATION Hood River Blaze Growing Fiercer To i day Wires Down In Many Parts of The State no Real Danger at Hood : t River up to Date Region About Ka- lama Has Worst Actual Loss From ' ' .. The Serious Blazes; AAA A A A A A A A A THE FIRE SITUATION. A Hood River fires burn with A ' 1 A. renewed vigor. V A Telegraph and tlephone A A wires down in Oregon. A Trains delayed on account A A of oppressive heat In Wash- A A ington. 4 A. Alger lumber camps burned A A out. . t A A La Grande feels crippled A A wire service. A A A A A A A A A A A A A HOOD RIVER, Aug. 31. Forest fires which for several days have been burning through the Hood River county and east of her, today gained renewed fury. Owing to inaccessi bility of the country, details are mea ger. Also, telegraphic communication is disrupted by the fire. Early today lines connecting Port land and other Oregon cities with the east were reported down. This with the fact that the fires have burned the poles and Jevelled tbe wires in southern and central Oregon, has re sulted practically in tying up Port land and vicinity, from communication by wire. Owing to a number of fires In close proximity, the atmosphere is becom ing hazy. Conditions are not serious except for the Interruption of com munication. Trains Delayed. PORTLAND. Aug. 31. Word was received from various parts of Wash ington that indicate extensive fire owing to the dry conditions. Fires in the proximity of the Northern Pa cific route between here and Seattle render travel burdensome owing to the oppressive heat and dense smoke. Trains proceed cautiously and arrive at the terminal points late. ' Fires Near Kahuna. KALAMA, Wash., Aug. 31. Forest fires are raging in the timber east of here. The Alger logging camps have been burned out, and cut timber and machinery is being destroyed. More than a section of Alger's timber haa been burned by the fire which is ad- IS IN 'FRISCO BAY Maryland, South Dakota and West Vir ginia went to the Mare Island Navy Yards for amunitlon and supplies. The squadron is under orders to sail Sunday for Asiatic norts on, an ex tended cruise. The fleet will attempt to establish a speed record from here to Honolulu, and will engage In ma neuvers and target practice on the Asiatic station. A A A AAA A A A A A A A A Another Quake Somewhere. A A CLEVELAND, Aug. 31. A A A seismograph instrument In the A labratory of Father Odenbaugh A A at St. Ignatius college, regis- A tered an earthquake occurring A somewhere In the North Ameri- A can continent The shock last- A 4 ed from 6:11 this morning to A A 6:27. Vibrations were more pronounced than the shock at A Panama yesterday. , A A - Va AAAAAAAAAAAA SALVE WRECKED ii WRECKING TUG HURRIES TO THE SCENE TODAY. Will be Known Tomorrow if The Ohio Can be Eventually Salved. SEATTLE, Aug. 31. The Canadian wrecking tug, Salvor, la expected to reach the wrecked steamer Ohio to morrow morning. Word la expected by wireless soon after, regarding the practicability of, raising the vessel. Captain S. B. Glbbs, representing Lloyds Radcliffe Forman, represent ing the Alaska Steamship company, insurance adjusters, are en route to Carter Bay, where the wreck lies. The Lloyds carried all the Insurance. The cargo was covered by San Francisco underwriters. Captain Fowler and Captain Gibba will supervise the work of the divers in examining the hull, and will de cide whether the attempt to raise the vessel will be Justified. vancing toward Barrea camp, loss is considerable. The Commercial circles felt the lack of telegraph facilities here today in a serious manner. About noon wires were temporarily put- in ervlce be tween this city and Portland, but the service was spasmodic at the best. The extreme efforts that the United Press puts forth to meet the dally demand for news from Its patrons was well exemplified today, when eastern dispatches were relayed to Frisco, sent back to Salt Lake, then to Boise and finally to La Grande. such is often the case, the news trav eling hundreds of miles In clrcultious , routes to reach destinations when telegraphic services are crippled. There's No Need of HEADACHE at least no need of enduring them. Yet eighty-six people out of every hundred have headaches at least at occasional intervals. We can offer offer you a prompt and certain rem edy In our NEWLIIM'S INSTANT A remedy that will cure a splitting headache or relieve neuralgia In from 20 to 60 minutes is worth knowing about and remembering. We believe It to be an absolutely certain cure in practically all cases and for all kinds of headache. ' PRICE 2,-,c. NEWLIN DRUG COMPANY LA GRANDE, ORE. CHILDREN LOST LIVES HOME FOR CHILDREN BURNS AND AT LEAST SETEN DIE Charred Remains Found Closely Hud dled Together Prompt Resuonse t " Fire Drill Saves Hundrci All Re ported Safe, But Ashes Reveal Ghastly Sight Today When an In. testlgatlon Was Made. NEW YORK. Aug. 31. Bodies ot seven young children, burned beyond recognition, were found today In the ruins of the St. Malachis home for the children In Rockaway park. Fire men are seeking others. The discov ery ot the bodies was a shock to the police, having reported, after the fire last night that the children were safe. Courage of the sisters in the Orphan ago, . with prompt response by the children to a fire drill, saved hun dreds of little lives. It is not known how the seven dead were separated from their companions. , They were found huddled a mass In a room on the seconv r, apparently cling ing together ' , Nearly louv,., Iren were in the home, a wooden structure occupying the entire block facing the ocean. In mates were from 2 to 12 years. The fire started in the engine room at seven last night, and the children bad just retired with Sisters' devot ions. The fire drill was sounded and spectators cheered as the twelve-year olds appeared carrying the babies. As soon as the children were in the street the roll was called and all reported safe. . ' A 'A A Pope Feels Eurthquake. A A ROME, Aug. 31. A slight A earthquake was felt here this afternoon. There was no dam- age. . The shock was felt . by A Pope Pius at the aVtlcan. VI- bration laster for three sec- A onds. A AAAAAAAAAAAA CM HEADACHE CURE If TrifBTiiTii'tiiitrar;.