i I To. I volume vm LA GBANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1909. NUMBER 232. V r Gwmsmw ELEU BALLIMER EX0NERA1 ED OF ALL CHARGES BY TAFT ACCUSER STANDS THE ACCUSED WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. Secretary Balllnger has ordered the dismissal of L- B. Glavla, chief of the field di vision of tha general land office. The action fololws a statement Issued last night by President Taft at Albany, N. Y., in which he exonerated Balllnger In the Cunningham Alaska coal land case. ' - After reading Taft's letter exonera ting Balllnger In connection with the Alaska coal land cases, declaring Bal llnger had the sympathy "of the admin istration, Louis R. Glavis refused to discuss the statement this morning. He said he wouldn't make any com ment thereon as he was still an offi cial of the government There Is no Question but that he will make a com plete statement when he severs his connection with the government The eraaon foi the dismissal of Glavis was stated in Taft's letter to Balllnger as follows: "The filing of a dislngenous statement unjustly Im peaching the official Integrity of his superior officers." In this letter Taft exonerated Bal llnger of the charge by Glavis in con nection with the Alaskan cases. Taft also sustains Balllnger in regard to restoration and withdrawal of pub lic and Is in connection with allega BRING Fine Lot 1 This lot comprises values up to Aire SCHOOL Lot 2Boys School Suits $4.65 Many of the best suits that we have are lncludel in this lot Ton will be surprised at the extraordin ary value at this price. ' : v .;. KISSES SCHOOL DRESSES from 95c to $3.00. "MSSES SCHOOL CLOAKS $2.60 nd up. All new styles and pat-terns. SEE OUB LINE OF SCHOOL SHOES FOB DOTS AND GIRLS. WYE STCDDLED THEIB NEEDS AND HATE THE BEST LINES WE CAN OBTAIN FOB SEBYICE. TITJEG FAIR tions regarding water power sites by so called water power trust at the National Irrigation Congress recent ly. Taft declared In the letter that Balllnger was In accordance and in sympathy with the administration. This leaves the impression,' Inasmuch as Pinchot bitterly disagreed with Taft, the attitude of Pinchot, can't well conform with that of the admin istration. There is a speculation whether Pinchot will remain in the service. The Forestry department is under the Interior lepartment, there fore there Is no official connection di rectly between Pinchot and Balllngor. Pinchot Not Iware of It LOS ANGELES. Sept 16. Chief Forester Pinchot is unconscious of his defeat by Balllnger. He Is fishing at San Clements Island, 35 miles out on the Pacific . Mr. Glavis was chief of the Oregon district during 1907 and 1908 and last fall spent some time la La Grange. About April last he was appointed ,to the Alaska Jurisdiction and from th?ie made his sensational charges of a few weeks since. Six thousand attended the fair In Eugene on Merchant's Day. Yqw Meady EEL THE CHILDREN full stocks and serial TODAY ings in Children's Clothing and school necessities. LOOK THESE OVER Boys School Suits $2.85 $6.00 and comes in all sizes and desirable colors. , BRINGS COTTON PLANT ,H0ME. Judge Kaowles Cats And Preserves an Example ef The Cotton Plant ; To the northerner who has never seen cotton plant, Judge Knowles brings bac kthe real thing, a plant which he cut with his own hands while 1 nthe south. By careful pack ing Mr. Knowles was able to bring it here in good state of preservation and the cotton blossome are attached to the tiny tree. ; He has kindly left it In this office, where it can be seen. The "erroneous notion entertained by northerners that the cotton plant It self grows from the root each year, is rectified by the presence of this little tree which resembles a hazel nut bush In many respects. KETCHEL-LANGFORD BOUT TO BE CALLED OFF. ' Authorities Will Not Permit The Ma Heralded Scrap. NEW YORK, Sept 16. The Ketchel Langford fight was called off today because the authorities threatened to raid the club. The fight was sched uled for tomorrow night The decision to call off the fight followed a conference between Dis trict Attorney Jerome, Police Com missioner Baker and Sheriff ' Foley, following a telegram from Governor Hughes. ; Authorities decided the fight would be a violation of the law, because It would be witnessed by other than the club members. n IL. HERE offer- CANCELED BIC FIST EIGHT TODAY 15,000 BUSHELS T COMPLETE ISLAND CITY WAREHOUSE THIS EVENING Members ef Farmers Union Hive Al ready Brought in Fifteen Thousand Boshelj of Wheat And About That Much More Comlsg Structure Cov ered With . Corrogated Steel And WeU Reinforced WIU Hold Grain There For Sale. Over 15,000 bushels of wheat are al ready in the new Union County Co operative Farmers' Union, notwith standing that the roof is not complet ed. Four men under Warehouse Man ager Stele,, aer kept "on move continu ally caring fo rthe great' Influx of wheat It is believed that more than 30,000 bushels will be in the new warehouse before the storing season is over, a total that is extremely high of course and even more so consider ing that the Union is yet In its In fancy in this county. During the past few days the rush to the warehouse has been exceptionally great The roofing is being complete this afternoon. The structure is said to to one of the best in the county, be ing built on a cement foundation and covered with corrogated steel from tqp to bottom and over the entire roof - space, v, The superstructure I strong and well reinforced. The en tire building will be completed in a few days it is believed, when the crew will commence the fair building. ' . This large quantity of grain will be held in the warehouse for Bale and. when the anion unloads, the buyers will . have It conveniently enar the main line. ' This Is only one of the many ware houses 1 nthe city and county and it can be readily seen that the total oi wheat basing the estimate on what is already In one warehouse, will be up to the origlna Igneeses. Mill Besnmes Work. HOQUIAM. Wash., Sept 16. Coats shingle mill, one of the largest here, resumed today after a short shut down. The company guaranteed the increase demanded by the packers. It Is thought this action will weaken the cause of the employers attempting to hold the scale down. . " Oppose Taft Plan. CHICAGO, Sept 16. The Central National bank idea as outlined by President Reynolds and endorsed by Taft may not be adopted by the bank ers in session here. The opposition arose among , the western financiers. who say it will wipe out a number of the country banks and will drain the banks of the west to concentrate the money In the east Forest Fire Causes Death. SAN DIEGO, Calif., Sept 16. One life was lost and hundreds of heads of cattle are dead In the great area burn ed by fires in different parts of San Diego county. Old Pioneer Back. ' v F. Van Vlack of Salem, is here the guest of his son, Thurlow Van Vlack. It has been 15 years since Mr. Van Vlack was a resident of this county and since that time he has not been to La Grande. He expressed his sui prise at the size of the town and &e wonderful developments In this Conn ty since he left. ;', CHANGE IN FORCE. New Night Ticket Agrit Will go on Tonight at Ticket Office. J. Beck arrived last night from Portland and will be employed In the freight office here as assisting freight agent' 01 Stageberg, who formerly held this position, will be transferred to the ticket office as night ticket agent William Day who has been night agent here in the ticket office for some time will leave In a short time for Portland, where he will be employed with the company. Mrs. Harriman Gets Fortune. NEW YORK. Sept 16. The will of E. H. Harriman was probated today. It bequests all real and personal prop erty to his wife. The will Is dated June 8, 1903, and names the executor. Council Is Willing to Aid. ; At the council meeting last evening the fair and city council became warmer friends than ever and all that the city can do in the way of aid for the fair will be done. Extensive im provements for the city office rooms were abetted by giving the committee more time to arrange a through im- PRESIDENT IN GREAT HOST OF CHILDREN SINGS BEFORE EXECtJTIYE. Starts West Tonight After Attending Banquet This Evening. CHICAGO, Sept 16. The flrBt lap of President Taft's western trip was made when he reached this city short ly after 11 this morning. Thousands gathered at the Lasalle street station, when the train arrived. He was loud ly ovatloned with' anautomobile pa rade as the feature. The route was through; Washington park, where 200, 000 school children sang "Columbia." Thence Taft went to the Congress ho tel for luncheon. Afterwards he visi ted the Art institute, and the ball game, and this evening will attend a banquet He is scheduled to leave at midnight westward. Walla WaUn Floor Drops. WALLA WALLA, Sept 11 Flour dropped 60 cents per barrel here to dayfrom $6 to $3.40. Retailers an nounced the reduction. " . BREAKING INTO II YOUTH KILLS INDIAN JUST TO SEE HIM FALL. Divulged at Trial That Chum in Pris on Likes His Prison Stripes SEWARD, Alaska, Sept. 16. A re markable crime is reported at Dlak, where a fourteen year old boy shot and killed an Indian. At the Inquest he said: "I shot to see the man fall." It Is believed, however, that the boy murdered him after receiving a let ter from a chum In Washington State penitentiary on McNeil's Island, in which the chum described as having an easy time and liked the life. It is believed the boy committed the crime so he could go to prison also, Pasftenger Train Carries Logs. , After running closely to schedule all summer, the Joseph-La Grande train is now entering on a period of lateness. Heavy shipments from Wal Iowa county is generally responsible today. It was a heavy shipment? of logs from Looking Glass that' delayed Policemen Guard Ballplayer. ... PHILADELPHIA, Sept 16. Be cause Cobb, the crack right fielder of the Detroit team spiked third base man Baker of the Phlladelphlan team three weeks ago, an extra force of po lice Is guarding the Detroit player from possible attack by the local fans. TO ran mm mm mm m OCTOBER JURORS DBAWN AND ANNOUNCED AS WELL" Only a Few Merchants And Business men on The October Jury For The Coming Term Mostly Farmers Court Sits Circuit Judge noma And AHr A Pn... v.. t-.-. j -,---- Coming Season--The Complete LIf of Jurymen. . Farmers are nominated in great ma jority in the October list, which was drawn today. There are a few lum bermen, one railroader: and a mer chant or two, but the big percentage are farmers, according to the follow In Hst.-Tnlch is to report when tha a arm sits: , ! iarth, Elgin, merchant jata. Union, farmer. bertoa, Elgin, mlllman. aibberd, Imbler, real estate. Jolly, Cove, farmer. ' F. J. Wm, Roulette, Elgin, farmer. B. W. Bates, Union, farmer. W. M. Severger, Union, farmer. C. J. Black. La Grande, real estate agent . t ' " E. C. Meyers, Summervllle. farmer. L. E. Leandley, Island City, farme. ; John Zwetfel, Summervllle, farmer. John MtiVuley; t Grande, farmer. Walter Glenn, La Grande, farmer. M. McMurray, La ' Grande, wood dealer. . s Ed Lee, Union, teamster. Geo. H. Hudson, Telocaset, farmer. Herbert Patterson, La Grande, mer chant ''.'-.: -; J. E. Reynolds, La Grande, farmer. W. H. Statford, Union, railroader. B. C. Maps, Elgin, lumber man. ' E. J. Conrad. Summervllle, stock dealer. . : "'' J. H. Redman, Medical Springs, far mer. '. ; .. .. '. ; , Tom W. Conklin, Medical Springs. farmer. ' B. Daron, La Grande, fruit grower. ' G. M. Games, North Powder, farmer. L. J. Fergason, La Grande, farmer. M. Kerns, Cove, farmer. Wm. Bloom, Cove, farmer, Henry W. Burk, La Grande, farmer. Two Appeals Filed. Two transcripts were filed today la the. county clerk's office by Ralph At kinson through his attorneys, Judge Ramsey, for an appeal to the circuit court of the two cases where he was charged with the violating the local option law of the city before Re- ' corder Cox and found guilty. These two will make six cases that will be tried before the circuit court In which he is charged with selling liquor. -NEARING COURT TIME. With the arrival home of Circuit Judge Knowles, attorneys and court. attachees are looking forward to Mon--day October 3rd, when the October"1' term meets. NO CHECKS TODAY. Checks For The Employes of The 0. B. A If. Fall to Arrive. "No check" are the words that greet the employes of the O. R. & N. at this place today as they make their appear ance at the usual receiving place. No reason Is assigned for the failure of the checks to arrive but it Is thought hat they will get here tomorrow. John Still Low. ROCHESTER, MIn., Sept 16. Gov ernor Johnson's condition Is still re garded as critical. , He was operated on yesterday for intestinal trouble. He rested fairly well this afternoon, but Is suffering from gaseous pains. Company Boys Auto, The La Grande Investment company ' has purchased an automobile, that Is practically a new one, to be need la routine business such as taking pros pective home seekers over the valley