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A BELL PUT ON STAND IH HER
OWN DEFENSE IN AUBURN
SENSATIONAL CASE
Lied him because he
BROKE HIS PROMISES.
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tilrl lestineg tnat Her Lover bad
roralscd to Marry Her and had
Then Refused.
Luburn, Cal. Nov. 22. Alma Bell,
slayor of her lover Joe Ames
k the stand today In a personal bat-
Jot her life and freedom. Her direct
nent was lengthy and was con
A to the main facts of the case,
t is, the fact that Ames promised to
rry her and then refused. :
"he examination brought forth all
Ihe incidents prior to the killing of
ies.
II told Joe my condition on the flr3t
play, but he said that he thought I
Is mistaken. I went to him again tw
10th of May and told hlra agalu. I
;d: We'd better get married right
fey." The court orderedthis stricken !
Then Bhe testified "After that Joe
d to me 'We'll get married. Ill go
;tht court house right away and get
license.' It wa,s all because he ra
sed to keep his promise. That was
cause of all of the trouble between
Water Right Contested. ..
rearing of the water suit Involving
ter rights along the Caldwell ditch
ielng heard today.
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laA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY.
;EXTERTALXED FKIDAY
EYEMNK.
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Miss Allen the Elocutionist is, to Che
. Reading.
On Freday evening of this week In
the Central Church Miss Allen of tliu
city under the auspices of the Ladies
Aid Society of the Methodist , church
will give a reading. There will also be
a pleasing program ,ln addition , to
Miss Allen who is recognized as an ex
ceptional artist in this llnei Tickets
are 25 cents for adults, 20 cents for
children.
DIES AFTER LIGERLG ILLNESS
AT HOSPITAL TCDAY.
Pioneer of Hllgard and La Grande will
- Be Interred Tuesday. ,!'
David. Hawes, aged 80 years and
for the past three years a resident of
this city, died this morning at the
Grande Ronde Hospital after a long
and painful illness. Mr. Hawes was
for many years a resident of Hllgard.
While in La Grande he has been mak-
ing his home with his daughter, Mrs.
C. w. Noyes. ..
Last evening he was removed to tha
hospital, thep.in a dying condition,
and the demise occurred at 7 this
morning.
Mr. Hawes is survived by three daugh
ters and two sons: Mrs. CInda Morgau
of, Spokane, Mrs. Lottie Sanford oi
1'ilgard, Mrs. C. W. Noyes of this city,
Charles Hawes of Hllgard and W. B.
Hawes of Welser.
' The remalnes will be: burried to
morrow at 2 o'clock from the Chris
tian church. '
KiUB'-iWHIl-ii'nd nMnlil l HajftJii Mllftn ' tut
DAVID HAWES
TASSKSAHAT
Apparel
lOe have a large and complete stock
of wet weather needs for Men. Is) omen
and Children. Such as Rubbers, Over
shoes, Rubbers, Rubber Soots. Slickers,
.Fair
OREGON.
REVENGE COST
Hit HIS LIFE
ELECTRIC CHAIR HOLDS KIDNAP
PER WHO STOLE CHILDREN
AND MURDERED TEEM
CRIME WAS BRUTAL AD
DONE FOR REVECE.
Sensational Kidnapping and Child Mur
ders of Recent' Dte Reared by
Execution This Morning.
Auburn, N. Y. Nov. 22. Theodore
Rizzo, the slayer of Ernest Percoul and
Freddie Infuslno was sent to the elec
tric chair at 6:15 this morning.-The
crime of which he was convicted was
most brutal. Ills victims were the
children of two Utica men against
whom he Tiad a grudge TVhile two of
his victims and Fannie Infuslno were
playing In front of their home on
September'12, they, were kidnapped by
Rizzo. Early on the morning of Sept.
13, a milkman found Teresa's body In
la culvert In an isolated portion of the
city. Freddie Infuslno was nearby, dy-
tag ana Fannie inrusmo was lying
with a bullet in her arm. Freddlejlived
but a few hours. Several days later
Rizzo was arrested and confessed.
High Finances in Russia.
St. Petersburg, ' Nov. 22. Several
people were arrested here today among
whom were three millionaires charged
with swindling the government by the
means of the Great Northern Glass
Company. Several Germans are includ
ed.:. '
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22; 1009.
PASSENGERS
LANDSAFELY
UARICQDSLY ESCAPE DEATH ON
THE BURNED VESSEL OFF
LOS ANGELES
DOOMED SKIP BURNS TO lilt
' WATERS EDGE BEFORE THEM
Escaping to Shore of Sand Dunes 111
Passengers Escape Death and .
Finally Reach Safety.
Los Angeles, Nov, 22. One Hundred
and fourteen passengers and seamen
of the illfated steamer St Croix, a
dozen of whom are suffering from
more or less painful injuries and many
of jthen suffering from the severe ex
posure during a cold mudy night they
spent on the sand dunes of Malib.u
beach, are now safely housed in this
city, after a thrilling escape - from a
fire that left that steamer a mass of
black, twisted wreckage.
That over a score of passengers suc
ceeded in making their escape from
the doomed vessel is simply considered
miraculous by the refugees that went
through the experience.
The vessel was discovered to be on
fire early In "the evening; and with
words of reassurance to the passen
gers the crew headed by the captain
went to work fighting the flames, i t
was not lojig before th captain reallz
ed that the ship would burn and he
cordlngly turned the vessel toward
the- nearest land which at that place
was Malibu Bay. Under a full head of
steam the vessel raced against time
and death. The captain with rare pres
ence of mind gathered the passengers
in the forward end of the boat where
they would be safe from thq bellowing
flames and smoke -and just after dark
he had the gratification of feeling the j
keel scraping the' sandy bars of the
bay. In tHo best of order he khurrledly
got the passengers and crow' on the
shore and within a. few, minutes after
ward the St Croix' was oiks seething
mass-of flames. : '' ' : ' ' .' ': : ''
:' The crew under the direction of the
o!T)cera gathered drift woo.l and by tb
sida of Urn ;'vus created tho i;ien ami
wonion paesd.the night, having to en
dure the tortures of a Wtins wind that
'blew. most. of. the. night , . . ' .
Stewardess a Heroine.
But once, during the destruction of
doomed ship was Captain Warner's
authority questioned and that was
when Mrs. Haven, the stewardess, de
fled the captain'B order for her to leave
the ship In the- second boat while there
were still lady passbngers on the deck.
"No," said she, "I am a seeman and bo
long with the rest of the crew. I'll
stay here until you go." She continued
her work of supplying the refuEeea
with blankets until the last boat had
left the vessel. The woman even took
the precaution of securing some food
and milk for the small children that
were In the, party.
WIRE SERVICE
TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH SER
VICE DISABLED.
Trains Move Cautiously Lines
Are All Down Today.
Wt
Telephone and telegraph communl- j a
vovixu wim me ouisiae world have 1
been practically cut off this afternoon, I
and a greater portion of th,e day in J
fact, due to the heavy rain items!
which are creating havoc with the
RAINS
WRECK
'ABJOm'MET DELAYED.
Xot Li'uly that Circuit Court at Enter.
- lrise Will End this W-k.
In a telephone message from Judge
Knowlea yesterday It r.aa learned that
court is not expected to close in Enter
prise before Wednesday. Some . delays
In the prosecution of the Hunter case
and other criminal charges have been
the caus$ of the, terra dragging out. It
is not at all probable that Judge
Knowles or District Attorney Ivanhoe
will be home before Thursday.
HOPE TO SAVE
RESCUE PARTIES DESCENDING
j MINE AT CHERRY.
Newspaper Man Goes Down Shaft
i View Conditions There.
To
; Cherry, Ills., Nov. 22. Fifty volun
teers are today working in an egort to
teers are today working In an effort to
Is believed seventy or more survivors
are imprisoned. i ' ,
The first newspaper man to enter
the mine was John M. Beff el, staff cor
respondent for. the United Press. At
8:05 this morning he donned a miners
garb and was lowered down the shaft
Nearly all of the men that were re
moved alive on Saturday are in good
condition, despite, the statements to
the contrary. Twenty one have been
ac-Ttakn UI todarv'v' -
United Press Correspondent
Befell
remained in the mine for nine and a
half hours but there were no' more res
cues during his, stay. He reports the
rescuers are in great danger form the
falling earth throughout the mine.
Says the Blight fires are hampering th
work of the rescuers.
inountuin lines. Portland-La Grange
telephone, wires are completely out f t
service, and about 2 o'clock this hCUm--
iiioon, Portland connection ou the
Western Union were broken. " '
V, Trains are moving cautiously along
, the. dangerous ground and laiH'.Hiutaf,
are expected momentarily, tea
jtrouble is .anticipated on the La
j Grande division than along the ' ext
j treme west end. As yet there has be.m'
I no serious delay in fail transportation.
Just when normal conditions .'will
be restored on the telegraph and tele
phone lines is hard to ascertain.
; After Rothschild. ' " '
London, Nov. 22.What Is believed
to have been an attempt on the life of
BaronJlothBchndjthe' banker, with a
bomb, ocurredat "Childersdorf, Ger
many. He was not injured. '
SEVENIYMORE
Your Favorite Drug Store
Ten years m this location and the largest store,
too. in that time hundreds of people have learned
to depend on our reliable, safe and careful druggists
because they know them. Our cusomers rely on
us and we appreciate it by striving for improve
mnts, and -by giving them the very best toods we
- can buy.- ' ' -- v vv, .... ;j.
'iV- Ve.are. :now ready to cater to your Fall and
U inter harness with many new goods on display.
I Ins week we want to call your attention to our ele
gant line of mirror displayed in the windows. All
kinds, shapes and sizes and most reasonable in price,
if you are in need of a mirror we know that we can
please you. Come in and let us show them to you. ,
fflLL'S bKm JTORE
LA GRANDE, - - - . OREGON
22.
CHAUTAUQUA
NOV POSSIBLE
BOISE SECURES THE RIGHT TO
ENTER THE OREGON CHAD
TAUQUA COURSE IN 1910
LA GRANDE'S TIME TO
STRIKE IS AT IIAICD.
Morement Launched to Secure a Place
Ob Circuit For This City
' . Commercial. Support.
Definite Btepa are being luken to
bring a chautauo.ua to La Gran J nen
sun-mer. The Rev. Ford EL' is Is corres
ponding with President G. F. BiUlus
of the Southern Oregon, assembly 10
gardlng the possibilities of La Grtnae
CtMlng. on the circuit on which P.ohe,
Idjno, has already secured a pHce.
'. At the present time all seeu.s favor
able. The Rev. Mr. Ellis has taken the
nutter up with the Commercial Club
officers and President Johu Collier haa
I remised to Introduce the subject at
the next meeting of the rluo. Mr.
Collier has been working quletl for a
chautau(jua assembly for a nuiiiher of
years and will do all that he nn to
make the thing a go. , ,
In a letter from Mr. Billings of Ash
land to Hon. F. A. Shaw of Roiws the
history of the Ashland assembly is set
forth in detail! A copy of the Jotter Id
the possession of Mr. Collier and is
filed with detailed Information. With
the titveride Park-s'r'SvV.w tor ho).1T
lng the meeting and'tlie eScellent veil
tral location of this city on of the
best chautauquas In the state fihouli
be the outgrowth of the present nove
ment. ;, . . .. ' ' .' ".. .
In Ashland a Chautaucjua AssembI
has been organized to ninnae the en
terprise. In this city it sfii'ms more
feasible for the local organizations,
such as the Commercial Club, the Park
aauociatlon,' the Neighborhood club, etc
to eo-operte in pushing the thing. By
using the park as a Chautauqua pita
the place could i.e made useful as well
as omi.Tit'iua'. . ' , -
-' . 1 1 1s practically-; rertahv itiLX if La
Gliifide Xn'hj down and i:iiN tv grasp
pi'fiKt'iu opportunity, .HakerC-itv or'
Pendleton will 'gruhp It. After ye-nrs of
ugitutiui? this Question the Observer U .
in hopps to see the resent efforts suc
ceed. With La Grande's location in the
center, of one of the most, prosperous
and thickly settled valleya In the In
land' Empire, with Pendleton on the
wet and Baker on the east, and Wal
lowa county on the north no more
favorable location for a chautauqua
' could be found. .
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