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Ml?. ITS VOLUME IX LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1909. NUMBER 37 NUMBER NINE J LE AVESTR ACK ACCIDENT AIDS IN CRIPPLING i TRANSPORTATION ON THE 0. R. & N. Leeck causes delay i ' but so one injured. I hvrecker Called out to Wright Affairs I Train Schedule Badly Dlsor I ganlzcd on Account of Snow. Train Service Today. I?- Fast Mail due at 10:55 last night arrived 9 a. m. today. -N'o. 6 approximately on time. No. 10 due at 7:45 a. m., a. m. arrive at 6 tonight No. 7 due 9:25 a. m., 12 hours late. Evening trains no report I I Not content along with crippling I railroad transportation to a point I bordering on paralysis, with wind and I snow, fate this morning put another fcrinip in the O. R. & N., commerce with ditching No. 9 at Nolan, & point j 15 miles west of Pendleton. Three car trucks on that train were derailed by reason unknown. One of the trucks was righted soon after the accident but the other two put up a stubborn fight. The wrecker was called from the La Grande sho; i at 1:15 this morning and as it required three hours and more traffic was blocked until nearly noon. i ma lert ul uranue snoruy arter ujuiugui. ii vanu atu. u uui iu wag held up between the wreck and Port land. This accounted for the fact that No. 10 did not get in until late in the afternoon. None were hurt in the Nolan wreck. Tellng its own story of the terrific snowstorms prevaling at points in the ast, No. 11, the fast mall train which was due last night at 11 o'clock, ar rived in La Grande this morning at D:30, covered with snow and ice. The rear door of the last car was blocked with frozen ice and snow, whipped in to the openiag by the blizzards. Big Bond Issue. Washington, Dec. 8. A $500,000,000 bond lsue or an annual congressional Appropriation of $50,000,000 for the im hPNwement of the waterways of the i country is the demand of the Sixth National Rivers and Harbors commls slon which convened in Washington today. ' "With Prfesldent Taft as the prln- -viwi ipeuer oi me uay, wun eecre- Bernstorff , the German Ambassador, s uv oiaicu iui a u auuresB as wen w .governors from many states and dele- PREVENT FROZEN PIPES Our attention to your wat er pipes and Coils will save you time and money : : : - I BAY & ZWEIFEL J PLUMBERS AND TINNERS. 211 DEP01 STREE1 I gates from nearly all states In at- tendance, the opening of the congress Is most auspicious. The president Is an enthusiastic r.dvocate of improved wa ter ways ui in his address has gone most thoroughly into all phases of the gigantic part .' President Tafit has appeared at pre vlous meetings of the congress and has -pledged himself to the movement He has but recently taken occasion to express himself upon the general pol icy of conservation of the natural re sources, placing water Improvements at the head of the list Secretary Dickinson is greatly impressed with the necessity of deepening . the rivers and harbors. Upon him as secretary of war would fall the duty of carrying out any con certed plan for waterway improve ments. . Count Von Bernstorff comes from a country that probably knows, more of water way improvements than any ciucr, u6ia ilia ttuii uaruors enjoy ing a greater degr3e of development than anv In the world- This commerce is developed and controlled by the cen tral government and its encourage ment has proved a great success. Alexander Re-elected . Los Angeles, Dec. 8 Early Indica tions from return's today point out that Mayor George Alexander has a likely chance to be re-elected mayor in Los Angeles over the Republican candidate, George, Smith. ' LEOPOLD AT DEATH'S DOOR BULLETIN SAYS THE KI50 IS 131 PROVISO BUT SOT BELIEVED. Pr.r.:;i::c King Thought to be Dying At His Royal Palace. Brussels," Dec 8. In' 'spite of the official bulletins issued today stating that King Leopold's condition is im proving it is the belief that the aged monarch is dying. Leopold Is suffering from paralytic attack and has been in a critical con dition for several days. From the Indication in the govern ment circles it would seem that some grave crisis is at hand. , Ministers of high estate are assembling and di plomats are gathered in the city. SUCCESSFUL TRIP Kermlt Roosevelt Ends Fruitful Trip Into Interior. Nairobi, Dec. 8. Kermlt Roosevelt arrived here today after successfully exploring the forests for two week?. He succeeded in bagging two bull bangos, which are considered the rarest specimens of the African an telope and two cows of other species. The young hunter Is in excellent splr its and his health Is good, After a few hour rest he set out for Mombasa, where he will hunt Sable. WAGE WAR ON ELG1NSJIJMPS WILL IMPORT DONKEY ENGINES TO PULL STUMPS ON APPLE -ORCHARD LAND OXE OF THE MOST LnTOR. TAXT PROMOTION MOVES, Wholesale Attack' on Stumps Made Posible by Action of Coninier- rial f lnK-.Tl-ol ClcCC! E!s!a., Doc. S (Cpcci?.:) VTzol sale onslaught on the stumps, which cover the land recently discovered to be extremely useful for apple orchard was ordered last evening at a meet ing of the Commercial Club, and don key engines will be imported to root out the stumps. . The Commercial club deemed this to be the best policy to be pursued in Its war on the stumps, and the sec retary will correspond with the man ufacturers of donkey engines to have a large consignment shipped In here to be used for that purpose. Elgin has been leading the Northwest In the utilizing of the stump land for or orchard purposes, and is spending geat sums of money to that end. It is thought that the action of the Commercial club last evening will open a new era in the. new era al ready opened when it ' was first thought to convert stump land into orchards. Farmers Buy Warehouse Stock A deal was consumnated between members of the Farmers Union and the manager of the Elgin Warehouse whereby the farmers get control of a large portion of tb warehouse stock. Some of It was already In the farmers' hands but the deal closed here now fakes the control from i R. C. Mays and puts it into the hands of the Union, which will then practically own the warehouse, as does the Island City Farmers Union at the prerent time. LAUNCH 15 SAN FRANCISCO WILL BACK A WORLD'S FAIR, Event to Commemorate the Opening; Of the Panama Canal. San Francisco, Dec. 8. Backed by practically every business and pro fessional man in the city and aided by every organization which will guaran tee the necessary financial support, the promoters ot the Panama-Pacific Exposition will begin immediately organizing to raise the necessary funds for the holding of a big .fair In this city in 1915 for the purpose of commemorating the opening of the Panama canal. . The proposition was made by H. S. King, president of the Bank of California when in connection with a meeting of the Pacific Ocean Exposi tion Company at a meeting of 500 of the principal merchants of the, city and in a few minutes the plans were under way. No subscriptions have been taken as yet althougs several of the merchant princes present have volunteered to contribute large sums toward the enterprise. It Is proposed to make the Exposition the largest that the world has ever seen. With about a thee day's chlnook wind, paving will be the proper Ques tion for dlscusslno ones more. EXPOSTON HOPE TO END EMBROGLO TWO HUNDRED KILLED IN YES TERDAY'S BLOODY BATTLE WHEN INSURGENTS WON ZELAYA WILL EXECUTE THE LEADER OP LOSING ARMY. Delegates Hurrying To Washington Where It Is Believed Settlement mil Be Effected. Mexico City, Dec. G. Henrique Creel, former Mexican Ambassador to Washington but now the governor of the state of , Chihauhau, Is today en ronte to Washington to represent the Mexican government in a conference that will have for its object the im mediate settlement of the Nicaraguan question. Creel is traveling to Wash ington as the personal representative of President Diaz. In Washington he will confer with Cbarlej E. Magoon, the former governor of Cuba, who Is to be named as the American commis sioner according to the general belief here. . New Orleans, Dec. 8. Dr. Cardena deposed general of former president of Nicaragua whose administration was overthrown by Zuala in 1893 has taken the field against the dictator and is heading an expedition from Costa Rica Into Nicaragua, according to advices received in this city to day. New Orleans, Dec. 8. Dispatches to day from Corinto confirm the re ports cabled yesterday that a decisive victory had been fought In favor of the Insurgents over the Zelaya forces commanded by General Vasquez, near the town of Rama. The Insurgents to day, the nfWsage states, are pushing to the limit the advantage gained In the fight of yesterday. Fierce fighting is now going on in the outskirts of of the Zelayan army's position. Between 200 and 300 men fell In yesterdays engagement Leader is Blamed. Mexico City, Dec. 8. An unconflrm ed dispatch from Mangua, Nicaragua, says that General Vasquez was tried by court martial today and condemn ed to death becaure he was defeated by the InBurgentB in yesterdays en gagement . near Rama. . WINS SUIT JUDGMENT GIVEN RECEIVER IN TURNER OLIVER CASE. UfiZlSi Is Size of Judgment Entered Against Oliver, Stockholder. In the case of Walter Nledner, re ceiver of the Farmer's & Trader's National bank, vs.,. Turner Oliver, the Circuit Court gave judgement to day to the plaintiff for the sum of $4,231.22 and costs. This was an ac tion against Mr. Oliver on the assess ment levied against him by the Com ptroller of Currency on the forty shares of the- capital stock of the bank held by him when the bank failed. As much as possible of this amount will be realized by the Reciever for dividend paying purposes. Mr. Oliver refused to meet the assessments some time ago, saying as a cause that he had repeatedly notified the directors and the bank Inspectors, prior to the failure of the institution, that the management was bad. Mr. Oliver's resources will be ascer RECEIVER talned by the receivership and as much as possible of the Judgment re alized. ;.i . ; The circuit court has also overruled the motion of the. plaintiff to strike out parts of the defendant's answer in the case of the Hot Lake Sanltor ium Company vs., Walter Nledner, re ceiver of the Farmer's ft Trader's National bank, and in the case of the Grande Ronde . Electric Company against the receiver of said bank. The plaintiff demurred to the defendant's answer, was overruled by the circuit court and the plaintiff waa given ten days in which to file a reply. PROVIDE BANQUET ROOM. Odd Fellows Have Leased the Entire Second Floor of Building, The Odd Fellows lodge of this city hzs IzzzzZ, nllu ILo exception ot the front room offices, the entire second floor of' the Geo., Stoddard building adjoining their building and are hav ing a large arc'a way cut thious'a. The room will be furnished for banquet purposes and on nights when the I. O. O, F do not use it, it will be rented. This no doubt, will be appreciated by compliance with the request who are not provided with suitable accomodations for extra occasions, as It will be supplied with a well equip ped kitchen, chairs and table service. SULTAN SEES BLOODY RIOT TROOPS WHILE PASSING IN RE VIEW COMMENCE BATTLE. Scores are Killed In the Combat lie fore the Y.cry Eyes of the Sultan. Paris, Dec. 8. Scores of Moroccan soldiers were killed early today dur ing military review by the Sultan, ac cording to a dispatch received from Fez.. ; Two egiments recruited from war ring desert tribes, the message stated, savagely attacked one another di rectly in front of the Sultan's stand while the parade was in motion. Just what Etarte- the blody conflict is not known. The flffhi was waged fiercely on both sides and it required the loyal armed guards from the fort to separate them and restore order. BREAKING BIDING RECORD. New York, Dee. 9s Nine leaders in the six day's bicycle race at Madison Square Garden today are 11 miles ahead of the record made last year in the same races. The distance trav eled up to this time Is 1428 miles and eight laps. The leading team Is Me Farland and Clark. HANDBAGS New Leather, New Shapes, New Prices We Have the largest, the best, the most up-to-date line of Ladies Hand Bags and Purses ever shown in La Grande. We have ' the Alligator, Patent Leather, Real Seal. Wal rus and a line ot imported leathers that we know are good, and of the latest styles. We are offering these goods a J anst reasonable pricet for this .class of gooai. Our goods are right and we know the prices are. Let us show you while our line is complete. HILLL'S DRUG STORE LA GRANDE, 30 ROADS IN WAGE FIGHT NOT A STRIKE BY BROTHERHOODS BUT BY MEN AS EMPEOYES AND INDIVIDUALS SWITCHMEN'S STRIKE WILL ROT REACH ATLANTIC. Demands for Incease of Wages and To be Made January 8. New York, Dec. 8. Fifth Vice Pres ident Murdock of the Railway Train- . men's Union, declared today that there is little probability of a strike that will paralyze the freight movements of the Northwest extending to the At lantic seaboard. He stated, however that the members of his organization are conductors and other employes on thirty eastern railroads and that on January 3 would demand an In crease and concession regarding the number of working hours. The de- mand will be made as men and em ployes of each of the Individual roads ' and not as members of the entire or ganization, r The wage scale in the east is one third less than In the west and the working hours are almost unlimited. Men there can be kept at the throttle and in charge of trains for an un limited period of time. Local railroad Brotherhood officials are confident that In view of the logical demands which are said to be made Bhortly, little trouble will be experienced la complance with the request SCALDED BY LX&R.G. FIREMAN ALMOST COOIV ED WHEN RESCUED. Engine Blows te Pieces bj Ixplosloa Near Santa Fe. - Santa Fe, Dec. 8. Fireman H. TL, KInkald, Is in s local hospital today frightfully scalded as the result of an explosion ' of a Denver Jk Rio Grande locomotive. KInkald. was alone In the cab when the crow sheet blew out of the boiler and the man waa lltterally cooked be fore he could be rescued. The engine was lltterally blow to fragments. OREGON EXFLOSON , ,
