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fiThN Ha.- s VOLUME IX iiA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON, FEIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1009 NULIBEIt 39 i LAY FAULT TO Ell ENTRYMEN ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE IN KEWLY FOUND LOOPHOLE AT SPOKANE PROMOTIONS SOT PART OF ORIGINAL "CONTRACTS. Cunningham Hearing Slay Conclude at Spokane tomorrow Nlrfc. Indications Today. Spokane, Dec. 10. Efforts are be ing made by the entrymen that were recently examined in the Cunningham coal land Inquiry to shift the respon sibility for the various enterprises that have been launched In connec tion with the Joint development of the coal projects, to the shoulders of Clar ence Cunningham. The government has Introduced the private journal of Cunningham's and also reports showing that they have Invested money In railroad surveys, wharves, coal bunkers, tunnels etc., and that all of .this was paid for out of the common fund, showing collus ive action by the entrymen In the de velopment of their property. The entrymen now disclaim any par ticipatlon In these promotion schemes and say that they have been worked entirely hy Cunningham. One man by the name of Nelll sold his claims some months ago through H. V. WInchell of Minneapolis, who is said to be buy ing for the Guggenbeims, for . the sum of f 15,000. The title Is placed In tbe, name it frod S. -Snyder- '.The Cunningham-Spokane inquiry , is ex pected to conclude tomorrow night unless Clarence Cuninngham should be called to the stand. " i . .'--. Spokane, Wash. Dec. 10. Local agents of the forest reserve, during the investigation yesterday Into the Cunningham coal land frauds that some of the entries actually had de signs on the forest lands and that they had actually taken possession of four claims within the forest reserves besides grabbing valuable water and power rights. Gilford Pinchot, for - ester, had previously charted, this against Cunningham and his associa te more than a year ago, when the toal claims came up for patenting for the first time. Washington. .Any knowledge or association In this Is trenQU8ly dental by the land office with the clabn that there was no timber the lands In question. la he erldence of Henry White of Wallace, ldah.0, which was heard yes terday, goes to show that Clarence Cunningham has figured that the timber holdings of the syndicate was valuable asset . As the progress of the Inquiry Into the coal land deal continues the be lief Is strengthened in the minds of the court that the contention made "by some of the inevslaotgtsrshrdlut ny some of the investigators to the fact that jthe Cunningham entrymen felt that they were safe with the gen eral land office and that patents would ibe issued regardless of any action that they might take. The testimony ahows that Cunningham has been a professional promoter on a large scale In other things besides timber lands. The testimony goes to show that he and his associates had se cured control of the only available oal supply that could be used for railroads and shipping, besides town altes, water power, etc Each proposi tion was seperate but had the same stockholders and boards of directors, and was composed in each instance of the coal entrymen. Chinamen to Debcte. Philadelphia, Dec. It). Chlnson , Toung, a gifted young Chineman, will be one of the Pennsylvania represen tatives In tonight's debate with Co lumbia. Tourg speaks English flu ently and is a skilled debater IHAi Captain at Fault. . " Portland, Dec. 10. Carlessness . or negligence In attempting to cross the Tillamook Bar in an ebb tide on November 26, la tbe reason that Is given by the local Inspector for sus pending the license of Captain Levi Snyder, master of the wrecked steam er Argo. The suspension la for-the period of 12 months. , The decision was made public today. For the next year the captain will be unable to take command of another steamer. ELKS TO GITE PLAT. Local Lodge to Manage "Sweet-Innls-fallen" at Stewards Soon. Under the auspices of the local lodge of Elks, "Sweet Innlsf alien,"-& romantic Irish comedy-drama in which the clever fnmn y?rnri Daly Is to star, will be staged at the Steward opera house late Li Decem ber. . Scenic effects Are one of the features of the coming show. Full an nouncement will he made In the Ob server later on. PEETTY GIRLS TO BE ONE OF THE ATTRACTIONS. When Apple Show Meets, . Buxom Damsels will be Headlines. I' Denver, Dec. 10. All Denver will make a special effort to entertain the pretty girls from the apple district of Colorado and New Mexico, during the big apyle exposition In the AudU.ir ium.htn the -first weekyln January and when .one of this galaxy of the fair sex, with cheeks as re das the juicy apples that grow in their sec tions of the state is crowned "Queen of the Apple Show," all Denver will pay homage to the brilliant of Brill iant King Apple. , '' The young queen' will be crowned in the auditorium, on Friday night and on Saturday night a brilliant so cial ball will be tendered ; the queen and her- court, la the spacious ball room ot the Brown Palace hotel. The coronation will take place with all the pomp and ceremony of a sjmj lar scene In the old world. Th,e stage settings will be elaborate, and tha robes and costumes magnUlcen,t, - lords and dukes and gallant knights will be there in act all the great nobles of the apple domain In all of the splendor ot their greatness and glory. Immediately surrounding the queen will be the rest of the pret ty girls from the appje, district, who will be maldB of Bongs, The contest for queen during the early stages of the show will be spir ited and the fair ruler will not win her throne without ft spirited strug gle on the part of her fearless knight It will be a battle of votes Instead of lances and spears, and when the strug gle Is over the militant knights will join the ladles In a "glorious night at the ball.- , The grand ball at the Brown Palace will be an event that will linger long In the memory of those who are for tunate enough to receive an Invita tion. The ball room will be handsom ely decorated and one of the best or chestras la Denver has been engaged to furnish tbe music. The entire week will be one round of pleasure and sight seeing for the .young ladles. They will be on the go every minute, and if they do not have the time of their lives It will not be the' fault of the management of the exposition. NOT BALLET'S COMET. Brilliant Star In Southern Sky Is Ye nos, and Not the Comet. . During the past few evenings from dark until about 8 o'clock, a star ot more than unusual brilliancy has been seen in the southern skies over APPLE SHOW s AT DENVER BEAVER CREEK READY l iTO TURN INTO CITY MAINS; PURE WATER HERE La Grande now supplied with water unexcelled anywhere in the state of Oregon REQUIRE BEAVER CREEK WATER TURNED INTO MAINS THIS EVENING BUT WILL NOT REACH ALL TAPS; FOR SEVERAL HOURS ' At 4:09 o'clock this afternoon the tap was opened, throwing Beaver creek water Into the city mains. "As ready as it Is possible for the engineers to make It" This is the word sent out from the office of the American Light & Power Company at a late hour thla afternoon, and h inr.Tinta.in ' water fa now nu shine against the tap, which when opened, will let the waters from the mountain tops percolate through the city's mains. The project the fruit of years of , struggle has reached the point where the city must turn the next move, namely of opening the tap now preventing free flow. . , Every hydrant In the city will be opened: and thoroughly ( flushed be EXPLOR ER COMES New York, Dee, 10. Dillon Wallace the Labrador explorer who organized an expedition over a. year ago for the purpose of , searching tor Dr-. Frederick Cook, and who had, , not returned until last summer, i today came strongly to the defense of the Brooklyn explorer, declaring that he had affidavits of George H. Dunkle and Captain, August Loose that they were a part of the Plot to dgcwflt Dr. Cook.; ; . ' : "Dunkle came to me and tried to get me to Introduce him to Dr. Cook" said Wallace today, I refused as I had no confidence in him or any scheme that he might have. He visited me last March when I organized the re lief expedition, and told me that be was one ot the best promoters alive. ; He declared that he could raise any amount of money that we wanted If I would give him one half of the money that he collected. I believe that he entered this plan at the suggestion of others and that It Is all a part to South La Grande and the belief has prevaled that the unusual spectacle is Halley's comet However the pret ty sight is a remarkable vision of the planet Venus, Iollowing the sun In de scent, about three hours. Local savants had watched careful ly for the appearance of the comet, lut it has not been seen yet King No Better. Brussels, Dec. 10. The condition of King Leopold of Belgium who Is said to be suffering from paralysis Is In no way Improved today. Fears are expressed that he will not recover. The monarch was unconscious for two hours and was reveived only by lthe application of stimulants. Court physicians are In constant attend ance at his bedside. Will Take Prisoner Dome. Word was received this morning from Mr. Marshall of Harney county. VATER NOV fore the system can be said to be in a thorough working order. The proba bilities are that several hours, even a day and night, will be required to drain the entire main and lateral eys- drain the entire main and lateral sys als of the old water ana how to flush the reservoir and yet maintain a full supply of water at good pressure Ju the case of fire, is one of thf prol lems meeting the engineers Mayor M. K. Hall was on the scene this afternoon when the finishing touches were put to the new system, and saw the water turned in Tomor tomorrow at least a goodly ! portion of the water users tapped to the lat terals near the big mains will have the mountain water at their disposal. The change will be readily noticeable. OF COOK IN TROUBLE dlscred.lt Dr. Cook who was fortunate enough to reach the North Pole flrBt.' Wallace insists that Dr. Cook certain ly reached the pole. :, Egaa Coming t 'America Washington, pee, 10.,-Maurlce F. Egan, United (States Minister to Den mark, and the original Cook man in the north pole controversy, has been granted a leave of absence by . the state department and will sail from Copenhagen today for America, to spend the Christmas holidays.' . When Dr. Cook V reached Cosen hagen it was Minister Egan who act ed as interpreter and escorted the ex plorer to several official dinners giv en In his honor. " Up to this time nothing has been heard from the minister except that he had succeeded Thomas 3. O'Brien as minister to Denmark, and that as former professor of English litera ture at the - University of Noitre Dame he had written several novels, songs and poems. the father of Robert Marshall, the boy guilty of setting fire to and robbing the Siegrlst Jewelery store here re centty and other deeds of wrong do ing, which states that he is ready to take the boy home. It is thought that arrangements will be made In a few days to send him there. The boy was held out of the reform school on provision that his father would sup port him. BRIDGE IS NEARLY DONE. Oro Dell Structure Beady for Traffic . Open Next Wednesday. County Judge J. C. Henry made a trip to Oro Dell this morning to In spect the new steel bridge which Is being completed at that place. This structure Is 165 feet, a steel span, erected on concrete abutments. The work Is progressing nicely and the bridge will be swung next Sunday and Pastor Offered Birth. Berkley, Cal. Dec. 10. -Rev." L. A. McAfee, pastor of the First Presby terian church of this city has been offered the position at the head of Whithorth College at Tacoma, Wash. This announcement, which was made today brings forth the assertion that the pastor is undecided as to whether he will accept the post or not Frozen to Death. Tacoma, Wash. Dec. 10. The body of Robert J. Heale, a carpenter and a wealthy resident of Tacoma, was found today near the residence of Asbury Smith where he had lain for more than a week. Investigation to day showed Heale, who had called on Smith the evening of December 1st, must have fallen In the yard over- vtMU.-enow wnicn tell that night to a depth of several inches completely covering his body. Snow has lain thick on the ground since and during the subsequent freezing weather has kept the body concealed from view. Not until today did it thaw sufficient for the body to be seen. STRIKERS CANT RETURN TO THE YARDS IS EDICT. Clash Likely to Ensue at Spokane Where Striker are Refused old .' Jobs.' : Spokane Dec. 10. Danger of a clash between the Switchmen's Union and the Great Northern officials , Is becoming imminent, because of the an nouncement of the officials that they wilj hot allow the strikers to return to work. Fifty strikebreakers arrived tbls morning to work in the yards of the Northern Pacific. The freight con gestlon has been greatly relieved. v , - Operators to Strike. ; Cincinnati, Dec. 10. It became known today that 90 per cent of the telegraph operators in the employ of the Big Four railroad who have sent In their ballots on the question of a strike tor higher wages, favor a strike and a light to the limit. . . This Is believed by the Union lead ers to Indicate that the telegraphers of the system will demand that their request be granted with a flat aUerflft tive of a strike. . . v, be ready for t?aHe by Wednesday., Local contractors did the work at a considerable saving to the county and the workmanship la said to be of the highest orflert . r Eastern Doctor Here Doctor B. C. Campbell of Lake Ge neva Wis. is here visiting friends. VIOLENCE IS IMMINENT New Leather, New Shapes, New Prices ; We Have the largest, the best, tfie most ; up-to-date line of Ladies Hand Bas 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 effering these goods' aj ft ;st reasonable 1 . pricet for this class of goods. Our goods are right and we know the prices are. Let us v 1 show you while our line is complete. & HILLL'S DRUG STORE LA GRANDE, HEAR FRAUD MONDAY PRESIDENT CF NORTHWESTERN LUMBER COMPANY HERETO DIG I? DEFENSE DATA TWENTY-SIX CASES TO BE PROSECUTE DEC 13. Principal Figure In Coming Land Fraud cases Transacted Business In the City Yesterday. CAE David Wilson, now of Calgary, B. -C, and formerly president of the Northwestern Lumber Company, and involved In voluminous suits relative to alleged frauds In Umatilla . land deals, was In the city yesterday look Ing up data' la preparation for the coming bearing at Ileppner next Mon day. He, with Asa B. Thomas of Hepp- i ner and J. W. Scriber, are the prin cipal figures. ; t This Is to be one ot the most sen sational trials, involving as It does the actions of 26 entrymen, that has been heard in Oregon In many years. Several months ago the Observer ex clusively outlined the features ot the suits, and next Monday the caseB will ; come to a hearing. The testimony ot one bunch of defendants will likely be taken and stipulations given in the others, The testimony will be read by the local land office and a decision -rendered by Register BramweU and ' Receiver Eberhard. The government alleges Jhat twenty six different-entrymen made - final proof on timber and" etone Jalins Jn Umatilla county and Immediately Bold .- T" to the Northwest Lumber Company, pf which Wilson is the president. It Is the contention of the government that the entrymen entered Into a conspir acy to get their claims and dispose ot them to the Lumber Company. The lumber company Is defendant (ln each of the 26 cases, with separate entry men as co-defendants. LECTURER COMING. State Wide Local Option Leader r , Be Here Bandar, will Rev. J. R. KnodelL superintendent of the anti-saloon league of Oregon and heading the state wide local op tion movement will be in La Grande 8unday, December 1J and will lec ture at the if. & Church at 11 a. m. at the I D. a tabernacle; at 3 p. m. and at the Baptist church at 7:30. He is heralded as a deep thinker, a fluent speaker and one that le sure to give Interesting discussions of local op tion matters. 1 - .: - OREGON I V 7