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f 'V vy xy rff p it 5 VOLUME IX LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OBEaON. MONDAY, DECEMBER 27. 009 NUMBER 51 mm T v TAMA MAN VILL AVIATE n AIMS TO HAVE SOLVED AND ; MADE AVIATION PRACTICAL OLY AN EASY MATTER WILL DEMONSTRATE HIS HIS MACHINE A WEEK HENCE Builds Flying Machine on Principle of Atmospheric Contact Like Flying Birds An Old Inventor. Tacoma, Dec 27. Intense interest Is being taken today in the startling state ment of L. F. Cook, a local capitalist, tlons Into the theories of flying ma chines. ' . j The local capitalist declares that he Y Invented a flying machine which will revolutionize the science of aerial fllgM.and solve a practical way for trJlf to come the nroblem that tiaa hat. fled mankind for so many ages. . Cook, who has already perfected sev eral lngenlus Inventions, Biated today that within a fe wweeks he will give public demonstrations that he claims will set some new stakes in the field of aerial fight The plans for the new machine are locked up in a safety de posit vault here and will be patented by Cook within the neit two months. The basic principle of Cooks ma chine Ii the same as employed by birds when In flight and. is called Jjt Jthe Inventor "atmosDherlr. contact """'. 8hw Troupe Has a Tree. Miss Delia Prlngle entertained the Jolly Delia Prlngle Company with a Christmas dinner and treo In her apartments at the Savoy, Friday even lng following the performance at the Steward. A Jolly time was passed and nearly made the members of the com pany forget that they were away from home and friends during the festive season. . Two Weddings. Rev. C. E. McLeod officiated at two weddings during Christmas time. Hugo Blank and Miss Pearl Williams of Cove, were married today by the mni Ister and last Friday evening, William D. Sinclair was united in marriage to Mamie Glassock. The bride is of this city and the groom is from Los Ange les. They left Friday evening for their wedding tour. They will live here. "OWL" TRAIN lit! WWIP lil UiTlilUUUl Mil FARMERS' 111 CAPTURE MURDERER APID Fi RIDDLE BODY ViTH HOLES. VICTIM MURDERED INOFFENSIVE SHEEPIIERDER AT HEPFNER LITTLE OR NO PROVACATION SHERIFF OVERPOWERED BY BLOODTHIRSTY FARMERS AS A MOB. OFFICIALS SAT NONE WEEE HURT IX THE ACCIDENT. North Bonnd "Owl Train goes in the Ditch Due to a Broken Rail Heppner, Oregon, Dec. 27. Oliver Snyder who Friday shot and Instantly killed Arthur Green, an inoffensive sheepherder, was forcibly taken away from Deputy Sheriff Joe Cassidy by a mob of infuriated farmers and his body riddled with bullets, according to the news that was brought here to day by a deputy sheriff. " According to Cassidy, Snyder -blew off the top of Green's head with a shot run whan the . latter attenmted to prevent the latter from killing a dog belonging to Charles Beymer. Follow ing the shooting Snyder is said to have murderer. Early on Saturday Snyder was located at a ranch some 15 miles from Hamilton, where the' Bbootlng occurred. The ranch was surrounded and Snyder seeing that there was no possibility of him making h'.s getaway peaclably surrendered. - . Yesterday Cassidy started for Can yon City with his prisoner. According to his story, he had hardly gotten out side of Hamilton before he was -held up by a heavily armed mob who took Snyder out of the buggy and oraerea the oflicer to drive on. Cassidy drove hurridly back to Hamilton for assist Cfclldrea Born. Loveland.Tenn. Dec. 27. Two small children of S. M. Sunnycalf were ser iously burned to death today when a fire destroyed their home. The wife escaped from the burning building in her night clothes, after Ineffectual at tempts had been made by her to save the lives of her little ones. EAST SUFFERS I BLIZZARD Patronize Home Industry. Helena, Mont Dec. 27. A special session of the legislature convened here today to consider an appeal from organized labor for additional appro priations which will permit of the proposed wings of the new state house being built from Montana stone In stead of cheap material from Bedford, Indiana. i fled to the woods la an attempt to ance and when he returned he found make his escape. A posse was quickly Snyder's lifeless body In the road re organized and started In chase of the' died with bullets. ' FLOOD SWEEPS SPAIN WITH LOSS OF 700 HABITANTS ;: v It Is Claimed. San Francisco, Dec. 27. The North bound , "Owl" train of the Southern Pacific which left Los Angeles at five o'clock yesterday evening was wreck ed at Halley, 14 miles south of Tracy i T at 6:13 this morning. According to the j BIaarI1' Bec ZT.-C'ompiete returns to-, list will snow more than twice this officials of the Southern Pacific rail-1 'rom the flood swept provinces of ( number. Distress and suffering Is great road no one was seriously inuired. A; . .,1 Intensified by the extremely cold broken rail is given as the cause of the derailment Two Pullman coaches It llTe been t, from 600 to Is said went on their sides. ! 700 but it Is possible that"a complete : . : Out weather Many of the towns cannot te reached on account of the damage to the railroads' and' telegsaphs. Today's reports say that the banks of the Gul dali river strewn with corpses. There have been large losses of live stock while the damage to the crops will ne cessitate the importation of foodstuffs a well as stock. R.I. COB FALLS HARD REMARKABLE INCIDENT IN FINAN ' CIAL CIRCLES. Roek Island Common Goes to 81 and Immediately Falb to 59. Christmas marred in toe east with many deaths and property losses DEATHS IN NEW YORK ARE NUMEROUS AMONG THE POOR From Mlddlewest to the Atlantic Shore the Storm Is the Worst In Many Tears Traffic Crippled. REMINGTON All Ready to Wear Goods Prices Cut No Figure, They I Jk 5 1 ) LADIES SUITS I The latest Styles and Fabrics InV jblack, Navy Blue, Brown, Green and . cffey All Greatly Reduced. Rlfular $28. Suits for. . . . .. ,.$18.88 Regular $18-W suits for . . . . .$11.98 Rerfular (22.50 suits for. . ... .$15.48 CHILDREN'S COATS AT ( ONE HALF PRICE LAIM1S COATS AT A . GREAT SAVING Regular $20.00 Coats .. .. .. ..$13.!)8 Regular $18.60 coats at.. .. ....11.48 Regular $13.00 at. . . . . . ..... .9.98 A SNAP IN LADIES Ffclt COATS Only a few more of these to close out at these, prices Regular $50.00 coat .... . ., . .$33.43 Regular $10.00 c6at at.. ., .. ..2G.48 Regular $35.00 coat at. . ..... .22.48 SWEATER SPECIALS Regular $4.50 Sweater. . ..... .$3.58 Regular $5.00 Sweater . . ..... .3.98 GREAT REDUCTIONS ON ALL LAD. IES FCR MUFFS AND NECK PIECES-RUY NOW WHILE THEY ARE CHEAP. Regular $5.00 Muff.. '.; .... ..IMS Regular $9.50 muff.... ..' . ......7X8 Regular $12.00 Muff. ..... .9Ji3 Regular $4.50 Scarf.. $3J8 Regular $8.00 Scarf. ..... 6.38 Regular $10.00 Scarf.. .. .. .. ..7.98. MENS OVERCOATS AT GREATLY RE DUCED PRICES AT JUST THE TIME MAT YOU NEED TnEM. Regular $13.50 coat.. .. .. $8.80 Regular $15.00 coat. . . . . ... .'.9.98 : Regular $16.50 coat.. I0S7' Ros overcoats also Reduced - A FEW MEN ODD SUITS, BROKEN LOTS AND SIZES, EXTRA SPE CIALS Regular $16.50 suit .... ........$9.87 Regular $15.00 suit .. ,. .... &38 Regular $12.50 suit .. .. .. .... "JM Boys suits value In proportion. of seevral points, some of the listed stocks sustaining a loss of as hi eh j three points. The ftct that the control of the railroad was Tiot held in the ownership of the common stocks was the only anchor that saved the situa tion from growing worse than it did. This fact precluded the possibility of the buying being conducted by opera tors for the purpose of getting -. con trol of the road. Just what was the . j cause of the baloon like jump and the j sudden drop Is pot known and is a FAMOUS HORSE ARTIST DIES AS great mauer or curiosity. New York, Dec. 27.A skyrocket rise of the Rock Island common stock from 50 5-8 to 81 and an Immediate recession to SO has furnished the stock, exchange and the financial centers throughout the country today with one of the biggest sensational incidents In the financial world of the closing very where thtj-r forts', of the cor- . ; . . . v vi puiy mnes pernoiiind made ner were heard created intense excite ) It ,mp088lble to wPalk thereets 0f xuCOl w we noor ana resuuea or a i for street traffic to continue. On the neavy tailing on worn tne general lists East side suffering was most intn Boston, Dec. 27. News is filtering slowly into Boston today over the bad ly wrecked wires, apparently making certain thdt at least a dozen lives have , been lost and property damaged . .to the amount of more than a million' dollars as the result of the service snow storm and high winds accom panied with the coldest weather for many years that has been sweeping over Njw England all of Christmas day,. ,;: ' . v ; ' Many Jfew York Poor Die. New York, Dec. 27. It is estimated today that at least fourteen persons have perished In this city as the re sult of the terrible blizzard that has been raging here all day Christmas and far Into the night " The storm, swept down upon th city from the Northeast without warn ing, following a long spell of moder ate weather and the result was that th poor of the city were caught en tirely unprepared Great suffering and loss of life was the result. At times the gale assumed the veloc Ity of elxty miles perhcu;.nd made PASSES AWAY RESULTS OF OPERATION. "He Knew the Hem" Is the Iaserls. ties lis Tesnhstese. Fair Tomorrow. ; Weather predictions for tonight and tomorrow, are: Fair and isarmer. ; ANOTHER LA FOLLETTE. Ttie Fair RIdgefleld Conn. Decj 27. On the tombstone of Frederick Remmlngtoirrt-WahIsirtoi . Paper Booming Pullman tne great norse and western artist who died yesterday following an opera tioif for appendicitis,' has been en graved the words: "He Knew - the Horse." Tl.ls was the last request of the great artist. Remington's body was taken to Can ton, N. Y., which was his native place. For Coirregi. Pullman Wash. Dec. 27.IIonorabIe W. La Follette of Pullman has enter ed the race for the republican nom ination for representative In congress The funeral services win be held to-) l" 'u r who mnrrnw Dn .n,. ., announced' his candidacy for iTnlM UV UiilVIIQ HIV Will be some of the greatest artists and newspaper men of the world. ; oSp . .TROMontlonesIIqrConr JPgleSta and practically all of the deaths that have occurred were in this secilon of the city. On account of the terrifflo wind, which was accompanied by fine Ice and snow, it was impossible for the charitable organizations to help the suffering people in this district The descent of the Btorm was so sudden and severe that thousands of shoppers were caught miles away from their homes and a great number were soon marooned In the business sections with no possible way of reach lng their homes as the elevated im mediately stopped running on account of the dangers of the high winds. Ia the streets, automobiles were about the only things that' could be utilized for transportation and these' only for a time. The hotels and rooming houses were crowded during the night by shop pers who could not reach their homes on account of the storm. Serious Harm In Chicago. Chicago Dec. 27. Street car.traffle was partly resumed today after com plete tie-up following the blizzard that has made Christmas day one of the worst in the history of the city. The blizzard came down from the lake and was entirely unexpected. It caught' the streets filled with shoppers and States senator to succeed Samuel'' many of them were miles from' their Piles. La Follettes boom was started by the Pullman Herald GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS I AWARE OF ZELAYA'S ESCAPE Mexico City, Dec. 27. It is reported in government circles of the United Slates and Mexico that the two trov ernments had a full but secn t umlerr standing concerning th "lit froi Nicaragua of former- Piw.dent'Zelayn. j Whether the two governments agreed 1 to permit the former lictator to find a ! refuge away from his troubles In his i own country with the understanding that his departure was equivalent to a self imposed exile. Is not knows. Another report has It that the Unit ed States will take steps to bring Ze laya to task for alleged Indignities to which he submitted certain American Individuals tlrat were caught In Nlca- gUa: Marriage Lice T'C. County Clerk Ed. Wright has issued marriage licenses to Hugo Blank and Pearl Williams, both of Cove. homes: M soon as the storm strftck the city, the great crowd of shoppers thronged the rtreet cars and scattered for their homes. The storm -was ac companied by fine Ice, snow and'some sleet. In a short time the wires all ' over the city were rendered useless, street cars servico an even the rail roads were tied up. The railroads en tering the city will be badly crippled for several days yet All overland mall : from the west today Is from 5 to 20 mours !;.te and many of the trains aro ' reported as snow bound outside of the city. Torrlilic In Pennsylvania. V Pittsburg, Dec. 27. After being par alized since early yesterday morning, by the fury of the. worst storm that .' this Btate has ever known In the mem ory of man,' transportation was par tially resumed on a small scale today. Trains have been tied up all over , (Continued on Page Four.) ' . '