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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1909)
Ay tjhe vra UNION COUNTY, ORE. SATURDAY, OCT. 23. -909. NUMBER 314 3 7 W ' a (c M '' i. '' boss mm DEAD AT LAST SEW YORK'S, GREATEST POLITICAL BOSS SUCCUMBS. End Comes Qnlctly Early This Morn- fusr Following Rally During the Mght Unconscious After Midnight lias Been a Political Power In Xew York for Past Fifty Years Had a Wonderful acquaintance List Was Leading Political Leader of His Time. FAMILY LOST IN DESERT FAMILY OF FIVE BELIEVED TO BE LOST. All Trace Of Wandering Family Lost And Relatives Alarmed. New York, Oct 23.-State Senator Patrick H. McGarren died early this morning at St. Catherine's hospital in Brooklyn. The end was peaceful. Shortly after midnight he kissed his two nieces good bye and soon lapsed into unconsciousness. His last request was that his aged mother should not be told of his death until Monday as she was dangerously ill. ' Senator McCarren was operated up on for appendicitis about a year ago and never completely rallied, and a few days ago it was found necessary to operate upon him a gait. He rallied and apparently was regaining his health when the turn came and he passed away. For more than GO years McCarren was a dominant figure in the political game of New York and was a typical boss, being ohe of the greatest types San Bernardino, Oct. 23. Five per sons have been reported to be wan dering in the great Mqjava desert. The people are thought to be Jay Dougherty and his wife Cora of Chi cago, and their three children, Lois, aged ten, Bettie, eight, and Robert six years old. 'According to Miss Bertha Dough erty, a sister, the family have been living on .the far side of the'Santee desert, where Mr. Dougherty has been carrying on succesful minims operations, and the family expected to t ome out about the middle of the ores ent month by crossing the desert. Ac cording to a searching party that has been sent out by the sister, their trail leads directliy towards the West Gate canal where water Is plentiful at this time of the year. The trail could not be followed farther on account of the shifting sands of this character that the great cities of America have ever produced. It Is said that heknew every man, woman and child in his district and there are but few that have not been benlficiar les of his favors. The body of McAllister was taken to his palatial home In Brooklyn to day The funeral will be held on Mon (Oentlnued on Page Eight.) LOCALS OUTPLAY VISITORS flT EVERY STAGE THE GAME TEAMS WILDJiY CHEERED AS -THEY ARE ; SENT ON TTE FIEL TO OPEN BIG CONTEST Hatter ui Weight Is Not Mat eriallfr Differentr-Gay - Colors Give Collegiate Tone To, The Game At Lincoln Ball Grounds ThisV A fternoon ' Weather Favorable To Promoters. . S'OCK PARK POND & LAKE M'ALLISTER COMMENDS PARK ASSOCIATION FOR WORK. Scoring a touchdown after Pirking advanced the ball twenty yards. Here bpoRane Held and Chllders punted up ene of the two lungles made In the game by La Grande, a Spokane man carried the ball over for a touch down. Gold was kicked later. The final score stood i Spokane 6 and La Grande 3. Spokane came nearer to holding La Grande even in the second half, thou gh never threatened the locals goal. The mishap cost La Grande the game. It's superior playing was evident throdghoiit. - Promptly at three o'clock the teams marched on the field for preliminary signal practice. The" appearance oh the glrlron of the La Grande eleven was the occasion for a prolong cheer from the grand stand filled with its enthusiastic rooters. Spokane kicked off to Williamson on La Grande's five yard line. A forty yards. Spokane attempted a for ward pass which was blocked by Bolton and La Grande got the ball in Spokane terlrory. The most brilliant play during this time was a 30-yard run by Chllders with Myers running Interference. Chllders took the ball for La Grande's 45 yard' line for a 15 yara run. . " A pass trora Chllder's to Bolton was the nextjplay. La Grande lost to the 55-yard line. Williamson took the ball from the 5S-yard line for 5-vnrria Next two line bucks by Chllders netted 10 yards. Then Bolton made 5-yards. afte'r which Chllders with Myers as Interference made 30 yards. La Grande lost the balf on Spokane'B 30-yard line.' Spxfttane punted 30 yards. Hamilton caught , the ball, and re covered only two yards. Spokane next made an off Bide play, peralizlng 15 yards and La GranCe punted for 30 yards and Snokane fell on the ball hnhlnrt how o-nal , .. .1 - - - uwi, emu uiauo lurwara pass irom -vMiuers to uoitona touch back. Spokane put the ball In me scrimmage on the 25-yard line. c?7?e fair Jhe pair 3he fair Choise Candies . " : ' Y '. ' ' pot ' this evening after 6 p. fil. m offer strictly fresh pnre Candies such as limitation Almonds. (Jooseborrys. Victor Creams, emon Props, Jelly Beans. Cream ifuts. Smooth jflmonds, Cocoanut Qon Sons, Mint Ctfeam wafers. Peanut idafers, Darry rQps, AQttie Caramels. JInd Also Cream Cover d Pates, Putoh Cfum Props Jelly Strawberries all the same price of V TO is)e also have a fine line of high grade Chocolatets Qon Qons &tc. Chey are all strictly fresh & guaranteed pure & sell a the low pj ice of 25c per lb. La Grande recovered the ball in 2 yards on a line fumble and lost plunge.' rrtl . . 1 iiere was next q delayed pass from Chllders to Myers. Chllders made a field goal from the 30-yard line. making La Grande 3 points. Following the klckoff to Chllders a series of long end runs and forward pusses during which time ihe ball changed hands frequently, the ball was kept almost entirely in Spokane territory. The sensational features of this stage of the game -were a trlpple pass to Bolton which netted thirty yards for the lpcal's; a 20-yard run by Myers and the blocking of one of Spo kane's punts by La Grande on the 5- yard line. The half ended with the ball on La Grande's 25-yard line, brought up by three forward passes. The score stand ing at this point of the game 3 to 0 in favor of La Grande. ' The receipts of the game at theme The receipts for the game this after noon w-ere $170.00. " Last Performance Tonight. "Married Life" will be presented to night' for the last time at the Pastime and those 'who have not seen this breezy piece had better come early tonight. Tomorrow nltht the south comedy ' drama "Princess of Patches" will be the bill and a fine production is promised as new special scenery Is bplng built for the piece. There is lots of comedy and a strong cast. Offer; to Stock Rivulets and Ponds Fish Commissioner McAllister call ed on the secretary of the Park Asso ciation yesterday while in the city and commended the ladles very highly on the work accomplished, and gave them the promise that he would fur nish all the nun they needed with which to stock the different ponds and pools that are to be bullded in the park grounus. HOTEL O FLAMES. People Hot Narrow Escape ; From ; , rlrey Icuth. San Francisco, Oct. 23.-- Two hun dred men, women and children were awakened early today when the hotel Irwin was discovered to be in flames, and the inmates fled in a panic. In a short time the seven story building was a mass of flames. The guests fled In scanty clothing to the elevator and Btalrways, Those who were push ed or crowded from the elevators fell down the long flights of Btalrwnys re gardless of their Injuries ami, rushed for the street. The fire started in a restaurant. ad- Joining the hotel and almost before it was realized that the hotel wag in any danger the fire had eaten its way into the the third story of the building and was burning fiercely. Among tne narrow escapes were James Kimball and wife of Portland The guests were awakened by Night Watchman Boerk. He was compelled to break open the door of Miss Fa gan s roin, or joa Angeles, who was apparently paralyzed with fright, and lead her to safety. EMIIISIAST1C MEETING MELD THIS AFTERXOOX. C. C. Coolldge Is Temporary Chairman Of Organisation Which Was founded This afternoou AH Toultrymcn to Re Given an Opportunity to Join the Association Means Than a Xew Industry lias been launched Along Proper and Business Lines. DEPORTATION TO BE DISCUSS 0 MASS MEETING IX LOS AXGELES - TO REHASH iXlIDESiT. A'rrest and Proposed Deportation of DePara a Large Problem. Walla Walla Man Electrocuted. Walla Walla. Oct. 23.-In falling from a building in the course of con struction and alighting on the live wires thnt were strung .beneath the platform on which he was working. Reed Crews was terribly burnejl and now. lies In the hospital wMh little i hopes of his recovery. Ciewa was working on the new suV ;tat!on build ing and lost his balance falling Into the network of wires leading from he powerhouse of the Northwestern Electric Company. The man was final ly rescued by his companions. Los Angeles, Oct. 23. To muke a public protest against the recent ar rest and the deportation of Da Lain. the man accuse I of being un anarch: organizer, a mag meetir- will be held in the Simpson auditorium to night undev tlijs auspices of th? nw!y organize'' d' Lam , Defenn-i League. The ltgue was formed tor tl: purpose of KPMirlnj? the reli-4 of l)e Lara on li ll and Is a fight r.t trti ; labor uiiIkm j utalnst the U.!()"'i-. tior. act.' John Ktuneth Ttu ntr th pcpular :.'.v.i . note. I soclalin iiathor U to le one of the speakers M l in.. , Works of. this city wili i'(s n" Ut j I -bo of the gucxtlon. Thu Jidg;s rubject will t "Arrestr vn. fc' 'splclgn j.nd their usjjity" rt'i commft.ee i'.vlted Ira wim-ai . n I;., p-'f.-tor ItideAoy, who, u-roi'lt.i,; w. h t own Hatiinent, ij?urel poi n i'K!' from the V.'ashlngtjn a-th i h.es fir the nrrtt of DeLi'a. Severn p;.Uien havo lutn det)lleJ f tr lc pu'i cee of nuiuta nlng ord ir nt tnc mtrt'ng which wlli undoubte '!' le u tifc one. The Union County Poultrvmen'a p- Boclatlon was launched this afternoon at a meeting held In the Commercial Club rooms. At this meeting C. C. Cooledgo was elected temporary pres ident and D. B. Stoddard temporary secretary. These two offlcess were constituted a committee to formulate a constitution and by-laws and to set a date for the next ; meeting. At a meeting to be called by the president a constitution and by-laws win be , adopted and plana will be formulated for holding the first an nual poultry show. Enthusiasm pre- vnded the meeting and all Indications point to a flourishing and influential assofatloia7'' "t'1'. , ..---v-!-:-, . Anyone wishing to become a mem ber of this association can do so by paying a membership fee of $1 to D. B. Stoddard, socretary. Poultrymen from all sections of the country are urged to Join this new movement. Seattle, Oct. 23. In full view of several of her students Miss Georgia MY Robbips a school teacher, was in- . stantly killed at Foster Station last evening by an Interurban train. She was 30 years of age and came here from Sumraerville, Masa , HO ESTIMATE OF THE VICTORS RESULTS OF EARTHQUAKE IES- .TEKDAT SOT ASCERTAINED. ' Local Antliorltles Hope to be Able to-" f ope With Situation. Calcutta, Oct. 23; The" Ixc.al auth orities hope to be able to cope with the earthquake -r situation . 'without troubling the Colonial headquarter until they have received further re ports. The Colonial ' authorities ' are making no effort, to estimate the number of the dead nor the property valuation that has bet-ii destroyed. although', it Is known to have been something euorniouS;, . The Colonial office states that tbe sect Ion of the country In which the upheave! oc curred is scarcely populated at all ex cept la the towns and they will haW to wait to hear from these. The town of Quetta reports 150 bodies already removed from the ruins and many more will be found as the work of res cue Is continued. It is thought that the report of fatalities has been great ly oxagerated, although it i sadraltted, thut the earthquake is one of the. worst on 'record. The Anglo-Indian res Ulonts appear to be entire'. uninter ested in the fate of the natives and If they have all perished it seems to 'ie the same to thm. ':.: m r I" . f ' :