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r' iir -con i J 4 ,A1 i V VOLUME 12 IF LA GltAlJDE, UNION COUNTY. OEEQOir, WEDNESDAY. FEliiiUARY 1910 NUMBER 83 STREET HAS "BUG" PANIC TAFT FACES DILEMMA IN BIS AD MINISTRATION AFFAIRS THAT STAGSERSTHE KATIQN THREATS OP PANIC COME FROM DISGRUNTLED STREET Danger of ' supreme court upholding Sherman act anil of the incorpora Hon bill's effect on finance causes financial centers to growl Taft must face vail, beaten, or fight It .' 4ut ' ; ,;' . ';, .' , Washington, Feb. : 8. President Taft, Is face to face "with the ques tion of , whether he must turn his back to Wall Street of fight If out to a finish with the big financial Interests as Well as with congress in order to put through his leglsla- tlve program. ; '."?''' It Is known that threats of panic have been intimated by financiers. and magnates who have vlBlted the White House this winter. Fear of the Federal . Incorporation Bill have been expressed In no uncertain terms but IV is believed here that Wall Street 1b the moBt worried by the possibilities of the United States Su preme Court upholding th Sherman anti-trust law In the cases of the - American Tobacco Company and the Standard Oil Company. -There haa been a " great abund ance of 44 Ad vice and Counsel" for rresiaent Tare irom wail street this winter. Every financier who has vlBlted the White House has brought out the '"bugaboo" financial panic. Most of them tried to 'show that radical legislation would ruin the country. President Taft has had a hard time ever since the beginning of the present seBbton In showing that, his measures me "destined to be ultimately for the benefit of cap ital' ; : Retail' Merchants Meet l" Cairo, III., Feb. 8.r-pig crops, in dustrial prosperity and unprecedent ed business Jn retail lines are pre dicted by officials and members of the Retail Merchants, Association of Illinois, who gathered here today for the 17th annual convention. . 1 Fred L. MeyerB, cashier of the La Grande National Bank, today an nounced his candidacy for the office of mayor of La Grande when friends commenced circulation of his peti tion for candidacy as mayor. At the same time, the petition of present mayor M. K. Hall announcing his can dldacy as councilman Inthe third ward, Meyers' present ward, to rep resent in the council was circulated. The two petitions especially have given March eectlons a decided Im petus and from now on petitlona will be circulated rapidly that they may be filed with the Recorder by March first. A third petition ' In the cam paign ia that of R y W. Logan who ElSllI, in (ill SOCIETY ORGANIZES OFFICERS CHOSEN FOB THE LAST SCHOOL SEMESTER. Freshmen-Senior department gives a : , program and elects officers The Freshman-Senior Literary So ciety of the, high school held its sec ond election for the year yesterday afternoon during the rendition of an lntresting program. The society of ficials for. the closing semester of the year follow: President, Hal Bohnenkamp; Vice-president, Lowell Williamson; Secretary, Olive Massee Sergant at Arms, Eddie Moon; Choir later, Sara Smith. CASE STARTS NEW YORK SENATE SCANDAL IS . GIVEN AIRING. v Charges preferred by Conger are to t ue iuukcu juiv ivuay. , ' Albany, N. Y. Feb. , 8.Solons of the upper house of the New York Legislature began today their inves tlgatlon Into the charges by Senator Benn Conger that his colleauges In the senate,' Majority Leader Jotham P. Allds, has accepted money to in fluence legislation. ' - . . Rujes governing the Investigation provide that It shall be conducted by the senate, sitting as a Committee of the Whole, with the senate rules so amended as to permit rollsalls on motion, to vest In It power to limit debate, to "enforce the attendance, of lt members," to issue "subpoenaea, and compel the production of books and papers. The rules of evidence recognized by courts of record will govern the admission of evidence. Both Senator Conger and Senator Allds, if they so request, will be heard. After the testimony Is all in and arguments of counsel on both sides have been heard, the Com mlttee of the whole will take a vote on the question of whether, In Its opinion, the charges have been sus self into the full senate to receive the report of the Committee of the Whole- and pass upon it. I After the Investigation has begun the Senate will meet at 10 o'clock In the morning Instead of at 11 and after devoting an hour to regular business will take up the , investiga tion of the Allds charge's from 11 to 1 and from 2 to 5 in the afternoon. ia seeking re-election to the office of City Treasurer. All- these three pe titions are being quickly signed and the required number will doubtless be Becured before night falls. - Relay Races Scheduled. v Boston, Feb. 8. Coming Just be fore the annual meet of the Boston Athletic Association, tonight's open meet at Boston College will give the runners a chance to size up their opponents in the great clash in Me chanic's Hall Saturday night A number of match relays have been arranged as features of tonight's meet, including one between Boston and Holy Cross Colleges. senate bribe HILL FOURS U L SECTION OF COSTA RICO IN DAN GER OF OBLITERATION BY FLOWING IAYA Fffl -FQAS HEAVY ROCKS HURLED TWO j WILES FROM MOUNTAIN. Cltlieng hurry to coast to avert de struction In molten lava that come from eruption of ". Poas Some of the streets are covered with aches Great loss of life feared though re ports are meagre, .-. , . , 1: .im port Llmon, Costa Rico, Feb.i 8 The volcano Poas is in a terrific er uption today. Streams of lava are flowing through the fertile valley at the foot of the mountain and sever al villages are reported to have been ruined. The Inhabitants of the Poas district are deserting their homes and are fleeing toward the coast ter ror stricken. Almost every village be tween the volcano and San Jose, the capital,' la reported to be deserted. , Loss of Life Reported The village of La Lecherla has al ready suffered severe damage and a gfeat loss of life at that place was reported by the frightened fugltiv- .' ' ' : Streets Ash Covered At Cabadlllo the streets are cover ed with a costing of ashes. People ar riving here from the district at the foot of the mountains bring the re port that huge rocks weighing as much as 200 pounds were hurled for two miles from the base of the vol cano.. Poas lies Inland about 100 miles northwest of this city. It is approxi mately 50 miles north of San Jose, the capital of Costa Rico. ' OLTEN WATER RIGHT FOR URMnLIAlJDS MAY GO The Commissioner of the general land office today notified the La Grande land office by wire that the portion of the amount per acre that entrymen will be required to deposit with homestead applications in the third unit of the Umatilla Project at the opening next Tuesday as build ing charge, namely 118.000 should be credited for the year 1910 and that the. second installment will be due in 1911. From this, It is possi ble to figure out under the public notices Issued by the Interior De partment any other conclusion that the person who files now will have to pay J72.00 per a -re In the aggregate as building charges, whereas the for mer entrymen are sure of patents when they have pair $60. on this ac count and otherwise compiled with the law. . , The rise from $60 to $72 per acre for water rights under the govern ment reclamation ' service In Umatil la county will stagger the entrymen, if true. ' Some Idea of the amount of this expenditure is gained from comparison with the proposed sys tem in La Grande, where waterus ers will be given water for $20 per acre. In the neighborhood of $60 is where the average for government projects ; stands, and It Is doubtful If any project In the West will reach JAIL RUSHED BY STUDENTS . t OBERLIN STUDENTS WRECK CITY BASTILE IN ORDER TO LIBER ATE TWO COMPANIONS PRISONERS PREVIOUSLY DISMISSED FROM COLLEGE On charges of intoxication students are thrown Into Jail Small arm) of students recruited and1 rush jail demoralising the Institution Work men needed to repair the damage done to JalL " , , Oberlln, Feb. 8 Workmen are to day repairing the city prison which was wrecked during a raid by a crowd of college students when they rescued "two of their -comrades, who were ia the city bastlle on a charge of drunkenness. The young men who were In Jail were L. D. Herr, age 23 and Robert Waters, age 18, students In the academy connected with the college. . . ; Waters was recently expelled from the academy on account of miscon duct. Last evening more than a doz en of the pupils accompanied him to Elyrla to celebrate before his depart ure from the school for his home, Returning to Oberlln at a late hour Herr and Waters were arrested and. thrown In the jail. - His companions immediately recruited a small army of students and rushed the Jail. Over coming the attendants the students rushed Into the corridors and re leased the two prisoners. So great was the destruction left in their wake that workmen were today summon ed to repair the damage. Many auto enthusiast are out en- Joying the good road and warm sun shine today. UP TO $72 the total represented by the orders coming from the land office depart ment today. ! . V ' Big Hardware Show. Philadelphia, Feb. 8. Many novel Inventions were shown at the big hardware exhibition opened today in connection with the ninth annual convention of the Pennsylvania Re tall Hardware Association. At last year's show more than a quarter million dollars ' worth of hardware was sold, and It is expected that this figure will bo ' exceeded this week. ' , Vice Grand Likes Affairs Keyed up to swift and attentive as tlon by the chancellor ' commander the local lodge of K. of P. last ev ening entertained the Grand Vice Chancellor, Yoran, of Eugene, In a very appropriate - manner. Three were given third degree ranks, after which the; Lodge repaired to the Model Restaurant for an elaborate dinner, set for 40. Mr. Yoran spoke to the Lodge during the time it was In session. , . ' ''V- He left today for Elgin and Wal lowa county well statlfled with the alertness and attention to duties by the members of the local lodge and well pleased with the membership. JUHiuituAmE ai 7au R. ST. A. AND LAMBDA I'll I ALtiLv TO MEET TONIGHT. Tie-game of last contest still ran- a - - : aies m players; breasts. ' ( "Can the B. M. A. vanquish the Lambda Phi Alpha basketball team again and thereby lay claim to the Junior championship of the cltyf, Is the question . , . bothering basketball followers bore touay. tr The game la to be called at 7:80, that those who attend can later go to the Inter Nos larty. The lineup will not be chang d from the customary and as the. R4 M. A. nosed out a,-victory In a tie game recently the-'game tonight will be extremely plose again. ULiUUHU lllfll PARIS ALARMED AT SUDDEN TURN OF WATERS. Believed though that Hse will not be erlous this time. -, - Paris, Feb. S.-People of Paris are prey to anxiety again today as the result of a four-inch rise In the river Seine during the night. The river began to rise slowly late yesterday and like wildfire the, nqws spread through the city. ', , , ,i - . ; , Thousands of people rushed to the shores and to the bridges. The Hy- drometlc Bureau hat announced that In , all probability th waters will rise another., foot., today Ibut the movement Is temporary'; and has probably reached Its hlghert point, - f. .; . ' HI .. '..J-. Cotton Tariff for Texas Roads. Austin, Tex., Feb. ' 8. The Texas Railroad Commission met here to day to adopt a new cotton traiff and arrange the tables of rates and dis tances to be used by the, railroads of the state In the future, In hope of avoiding many of the complaints received against the roads recently. ((Camera 4th we will is every SEME RISES IT cnarflfe Kemember everv .. . . .... . Bring NewlinDiugCo mm i'ith ii Apif HiUI llmiliiulv DEMOCRATS WILL FORCE THE EE- : THEN TALK FEtSIBENT TAFT'S ACTION ACTS AS A DISTINCT BOOMERANG. Agent seat to Ohio to align Republi cans may cause more damage to . - : ... I the cause than ' good Democrat will strive for rc-noiulnatlon hold ing Harmon to be most like Derail ocrat for president, ' .Cinclnnattl, Feb.-JC-jThe ' attention 4 of Democrats throughout" Ohio to day id being directed toward Gov ernor; Harmon for re-nomination by his party following the action of the Taft administration In sending Wade H.;EU'b Into Ohio to align the Re publican" forces. ' ., . ' I Is apparent the administration seeks to defeat Hormon for re-election as his re-election will mean Har mon becoming a strong candidate for -Democratic, presidential nomination. Republicans here believe that Har mon would make a hetter presiden tial race than any Democrat now. prominent In the party. V? j INITIAL STEPS TAKEN. Tomorrow to" see the first real t toarsal'of ,"10 Mikado here. , Taking of preliminary steps for systematic rehearsals for "The Mlka- S do" were taken laBt" night,, and tho 5 first real attempt to' go over the t score will take place tomorrow af ternoon and evening- the ladles ia the afternoon and the men at night, a A large attendance was present last night to learn the details of begin- nlng. ?, " , Yon will need suggestions and practical help while get ting famfliar with photography Yob will also need fresh re liable iippllet. : ., t , la both we can pfa.lJ Jast what Is necessary, Ouriitore li.the.headqttart. eii for amatuers ,j)hotograp- hers, vv:,, Join the fraternlly; v . t ' " develop kodac Fridayj free v of . 7 f m your films
