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LA GRANDE. UNION CtUPRIL IS, 1910
NU1IBEH 113
lOSEILTf
i VAST 0
lEHEIF CF POLICE SUSTAINS
BROKEN LEG IN SCRAMBLE
.SIHBOG CARRIES COLONEL 40
! FEET BEFORE HE COULD
FREE HIMSELF
Vhen great reception Is ghen Colo
nel Rooseielt, throng fairly car
' rles ulra away In the excitement
Presses t.o close to him that lie Is
unable ; to avoid bruising Jam is
tewific at times. i
Budapeste, April 18. The Chief of
Tpolice here is today suffering from a
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broken leg" sustained In a terrific
-crush of people who swarmed to the
xailroad station to see Col, Roose
velt laBt night ; The Colonel himself
was lifted off his feet and carried 40
teet before he could escape. The po
lice chief -was knocked down and
trampled upon. ' ; ,' .',
Today, Roosevelt called upon Arch
Duke Joseph and Premier Hedervary,
lie also visited the parliament. The
Teception -given Roosevelt here was
-fine most enthusiastic of any, ,
.Colonel Roosevelt broke away from
' -royalty long enough to visit Francis
Kossouth, who Is confined to his
apartment'., . by 'illness. '' Kossouth
I -was overjoyed at the unexpected visit.
"y Has Color of Insurgency.
In an address to the Hungarian
Parliament Roosevelt rebuked the po
litical reactionaries who sneer at all
fforts at progress. He declared the
reactionary spirit is In existence in
ail legislation throughout the world.
He cited the opposition he encounter
ed -while president in an effort to
Secure Justice tempered with kind
ness and common honesty in business
smd political and social progress of
the nation." ''. .' '-"'' - '; -
He made no reference to political
conditions as they exist today in
America, but Ills speech might easily
Rave "been considered a defense of
:he "Insurgents"
Feud Ends Fatally
Lyon, Georgia, April 18. Two men
are dead, two believed to be dying
and another seriously wounded as a
Tesult of a battle among members of
"the Collins and Lewis families on
fthe street, here' last evening. A. S.
Collins and son were killed in the
battle and Marion Lewis and another
tmember of the fabily are fatally shot
as a Tesult of the feud.
Taft a Handsome Man. '
New York, April 18. Pres. Taft is
the handsomest man 'in the public
today according to" Robert L Atkin,
a sculptor who has Just completed
a bust of the chief executive. "His
fearure sare of a tpye that, repro
duced In marble, could have compel
led the attention, and admiration of
the ancients," said Atkins.
' Kiadly Bear Willi Us
The new management of The Observer requests
the public to have patience with us for a few ,
days unthl we can get the of fice in shape and the
working force reorganized, after which we shall , '
endeavor to give to La G rande and vicini t'y a : .
modern newspaper in every sense. It requires
.some little time, to get everything to working
properly and for . that reason we respectfully '
make this request. , ':', - V
: War May be Averted.
.Valpariso. April 18. It is now al
most certain that war between Peru
and Equador will not occur. It la
believed In diplomatic circles that
the differences between the two
countries tan be settled peacefully.
Evening Statesman Stops
Walla Walla, April- 16. With to
night's issue the Evening Statesman,
Democratic, the oldest newspaper in
the state of Washington, founded In
1861, suspends ' publication, merging
with the Morning Union, Republican.
Report of Rich Strike.
Nevada City, Calif., April 18. Ex
citement is being, caused here today
when the report was received from
Downieville that a rich strike has
been made there. According to re
ports, nine tuna of nee tuiiiiiig Oi'c
produced $70,000 In gold. t If the re
port is true it is the richest strike
made , in this patt of California for
many years. ; " " 7' 7'-;:
ATLANTIC LLXER RL'XS ASHORE
EARLY TODAY.
Boat Mill sink tonight unless the fog
V lifts at once. :
London, April 18. Unless the fog
lifts sooa the-Atlantic liner Meine
haha which went ashore on' Bishop's
P.ock early today will go down. Th
vessel is In a perilous position. Al
though several life boats were cap
sized in the heavy sea, all of the 64
passengers were taken oft. in safety
and landed on Bryher Island. r
IXSURGEXTS ELATED OYER HIS
BET1RE3IEM
Relieve balance of power will now
' pass to their bands.
Providence; R; l., April 18. An an
nouncement was made today by Gen.
Brayton that the . erpublican boss,
Senator Aldrich, will not be a candi
date for re-election at ten end of his
present term.- Ill health is given as
the reason. '
The retirement of Aldrich means a
complete reorganization of the Sen
ate, arroding to the senate leaders.
Insurgents are highly pleased with
the announcement, but the "Old
Guard" members are clearly discon
certed. "Insurgents" believe there
is a chance that the balance of pow
er wilt pass into 'their hands and the
"Regulars' will lose their grip on
the Senate machine.
64 ARE TAKEN
ALIU REIGN
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MGNSTER GIRDERS THROWN HIGH IN AiR AND CRUSH ADJOINING
BUILDINGS ON 1HEIR DESCENT U
' Salt vLake, April 18. The steel j
frame work , of the Utah Hotel, a
13-story building' in the course of;
construction, was dynamited early
today by an unknown man. The ex
plosion hurled steal beams Into the
air and droppsd them into the street
and ou near by buildings. . The roof
of, the Utah State. Bank was crushed
by a falling girder and'escapes were
narrow. . . '..
Several persons in nearby apart-
hy falling debris.' Windows were
shattered and scores of panic stricken
people rushed to- the street in their'
night clothes.
Labor Dispute Cause, Maybe,
JLabor disputes have ' marked the
course of the construction of the
ouilding and contractors recently de
clared for an "open shop."
j The structure had ; ; readied the
I heighth of eight stories when it was
wrecked. ''.
Several real estate 'firm's repre
sentatives from" Seattle, 'Taconia and
Yakima and oth?r Northwest cities
are in the city looking over the city
and valley with a view of Investing.
Seattle and ' Tacoma - parties have
j been looking over the O'Connor tract
which is surrounded by the city and
which i3 one of the desirable proper
ties to cut up into additions. If this
"Daughters'' in a S"nnibble
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Washington, April 18. An insur
gent movement similar to the ' one
against Speaker Cannon was started
here today with the opening session
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. "Insurgents" declare the
president, Mrs. Scott, named all com
mittees from personal followers. They
demand the rules be changed to cur
tail the power of the chair. Mrs. Scott
is not alarmed and serenly there will
be no trouble. Despite these reas
suring remarks, however, indications
are that much friction will deveiope.
FAST HILL
ON TONIGHT
KIRBY-BIRKE 20-ROUM GO WILL
'"- '.- ATTRACT FANS. : : j
Much Interest taken in preliminary
between fast youngsters.
Tonignt ; at 8:46 boxing fans are !
to be given the opportunity of see
ing a 20-canto mill in the roped arena
when Ed. Kirby of Seattle, and Wm.
Burke of Boston, meet In the indi
cated Marathcr. in the Steward. Both
men are in excellent trim for the mill 1
and some classy boxing is promised
the hungry fans . who. have not seen
a sparring match in many moons.
The main event starts about 9
o'clock, when Rose and Flannery,
a local youngster of some prominence i
box four rounds for the amusement!
of the spectators.- The seating ar
rangement can be found at the Grant j
Lincoln pool rdom and already many
of the best seats have bee ntaken. 1
MONIFD MEN H
iLTLAiiE BLOWN
ES BY DYNAMITE
The directors of Ue company have
offered a big reward for the. arrest
of the criminal.'.
The dynamiting mentioned in the
above dispatch is but the climax of a
series of attempts to ruin the struc
ture, according to J. jl.. Price, of May
Park, who a week ago "returned from
Salt Lake, where he attended the
quarterly conference of the L. D. S.
church. The structure is being built
at Main and South Temple "setreeta.
just east oi we tviorman tftnie, ana
it Is said that the prominent L. D.
S. chuvchmen tire financially inter
ested in the f oiiBtruction of the place
and planned it to be one of the fin
est hotels in 'the west. :;
Previous attempts to dynamite, the
place have been " recorded, following
serpus troubel between the contrac-ors-and
laborers. ' The would-be
wreckers are now ' ia prison.' paying
for their efforts." Many La Grande
people will remember, the location.
ERETO INVEST
and other sales go through it will
be a material boom to the city, as
many houses will b "built to meet
the cry for modern unfurnished cot
tages that has been going up from
La Grande ell winter.': A few big
sales like these that are pending and
the city's growth will surprise the
most sanguine, - v : ' c ' :.
Jack O'Brien, the baseball promo
ter, will be the third man in the
ring tonight. His ability along this
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ir-g on the coast who hope to see him
win tonight.
line Is gsod and fair work from the
referee 13 assured. '.'
Other preliminaries are being ar
ranged for. , 'y . '
LOCATED COOK.
American finds explorer and his wife
much depressed
Trenton, N. J., April 18. According
to Former ; State Comptroller Han
cock, who' has Just returned from a
tour of South America, Dr. Cook the
discredited Arctic explorer, is living
at Chilascolos with his wife. Both
appeared much depressed and Cook
refused to discuss the charges made
against him. - . .
Trouble in Taft Household.
Washington,. April IS. Miss Mary
Spiers, secretary to Mrs. Taft. re
turned to duty in o'lie of the govern
ment departments today and the mis
tress of the White House has b?gun
the search for another secretary,. For
some reason, not made public. Miss
Spiers and Mrs. Taft were not able
to agree. Miss Spiers bad been chos
en on account of her wide knowleise
of social matters and general ability.
THREE PRISONERS lit LEAS ED
Cases against remnlnluaf hatch of
robbers Is dismissed
The cases against three of the five
men arrested at Nampa and indicted
for. stealing from F. D. Haisten's
8tore,,were released this afternoon.
Two t'f th five pleaded guilty and
are now, in' the Saltan . prison. The
other three have not ben triad, and
the case Is now dropped, .
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FEARED LI T I P IS 0.LY TEMI'O
EARY, HOWEVER,
Chau? Siia rioting: ceases but foreign.
: ers are in danger jet. , :
London, April 18. Advice's receiver!
by., the British foreign office today
declare that the rioting at Chang
Sha has" ceased. . Reports say; how
ever, that indications are that the
lull is only 'tempot-ary, and according
cto the kdvieti further rioting against
the foreigners is feared. '
Newspapers here today take a p'es-
semlstic view of the situation and
predict that further outbreaks are
fcure to come. ' ''' 1 ;'
BIG CRUSHER TO BE SEM I.N
':' FROM JiORTII POWDER
Small crew to start but reiuforcc
;?, meuts ore on way.
.'; Mining operatoins are to be com
menced up the Grande Ronde river
at once. Al Stephens of the Carson
Ming and Power company is here to
day preparing to take up a crew of
six men tomorrow and also to have
a hugh crusher shipped in from
North powder. The rest of the ma
chinery Is already at the mines.
, Within 15 daye he will have a largo
crew at work, and Union county min
ing will be commenced at one mine,
at least, in full tilt. Money and ener
gy are behind the CaVson mines am'
developments' are 'sure to result.
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IjMJPfflER
-Why Our Business Gwvjs-
That our business Is constantly growing is obvious
to all our customers. However the fact that it grows
is oMess importance than the cause of this growth.
Stores don't grow by chance; growth is always the
operation of some vital principle, and in this case the
vitrl principle la quality quality of goods, quality of
service.,: ; -.'-.
For 25 years this store has been doing business on
tho basis of quality each ' year showing an Increase
over th previous one; each year adding new customers
and continuing, to hold the old ones. All of them have '
'"stayed because they found it paid to trade here. They
And here a larger stock, a bctto rassortment. better
goods than are to be obtained elsewhere for the money
and better esrvice throughout . .
IH GRANDE. OR.
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CHURCH ARE NEW FACES
DIL'EITORATE EXLARCrD AT SAT
IRDAY'S A5XCAL lEEfixO
OF STOCKHOLDERS.
Eli'dlon of oifircrs will take place
next Saturday ..when the directors
meet asrahi to outline policies and
formiuute a .campaign for more
Mibseripikn? Detailed report Is
. published. -. , "
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To t filar R 2 the directorate of the
Grande I:ondu 'Reservoir ' rompaiiy
f rom nine to ,11 was the chief bus-
"V-"'" --r;"- - -.v
Ii:g .of the. stockholders-In that company,-,
held last Saturday afternoon. '
Duncan McDonald, J. J. C.rr and W.
j. Church are the new faces in the
directorate. These 11 men wtU rneet
next '-Saturday to elect officers and
at that time it is. planned to outline
the policy ' of the company and to
formulate ,: completion' of solicltlna;
subscriptions for water rights. : ;
The report of the secretary which
is appended herewith,, will be printed
in full and sent to all directors just
as Boon as possible. The new direc
torate, complete, follows:
F. J. Holmes, president; J. D. Mc
Kennon, F. L. Meyers, W. 3. Church,
Walter Pierce, F'. S. Brutnwell, Ceo.
Stoddard, Wra. Miller, J. J. Carr and
W. IT. Bohnenkamp.
The summary of the secretary's re-:
port follows
. Dishursemenis V
Offlce expen-se $2,238.91
Engineer dep't .............. 2,050.03
Work on reservoir dam site 8G3.70
Books ond stationery ...... -30.55
Surveyor's instruments .... -''607.25'
Transportation ............ .119.40
Furniture and fixtures .... G2.50
Reservoir land 23,704.05
Taxes , ... .. 295.31 ;
Interest ..... .1 ........... . 243.80
Cash in bank ............ 2,485.95
Amt. unpaid subscriptions 44,568.95.
Capital stock unsold 22,500.00
Total ...$100,000.00
Capital Stock , .$100,000.00
' Assets
50 per cent assessment on
stock (paid in) ......... 32,366.50
From old Reservoir Co..... 500.00
From City of La Grande.. 422.83
From City of Wallowa...... 44.55
W.,H. Bohnenkamp Co..... ' 4.10
W. S. McMillan, rent...... 125.00
W. II. Brlggs, rent .'. 75.00
C. T. Darley, on 'instruments 100.00
Total expenses 31,122.03
Total receipts ............ 33,607.95
Cash on hand ........ '.'., 2,485.95
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