-( ! -V ' l- ' ''"""' ' III VOL. XI LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY; OREG ON. WEDNESDAY, MAY 4. NUMBER 15 ORCHARDS ABE . WELL KEPT BESABKABLE IMPROVEMENT IN CABE OF ORCHARDS IN THE Y ALLEY THIS SPRING ' ,:0TH LARYA WILL HATCH SOON All Fruit Growing' Centers Much Elat- Arer General Show of Interest ,ln Keeping Orchards Cleat and In Improving Trees Many Bloom Tic tares WU1 Show Wonderful Views in Fruit Districts MME. LABADIE COMING Ladles of the Presbyterian Church to .Present Her Today Miss Margaret Van Norman, who travels in advance of Mme. Har riet Labadie, la In the city arranging tor the appearance of Mme. Labadie on May 14th, under the auspices of the ladies of the Presbyterian church. President Campbell of the Oregon University, endorses Mme. Labadie in the highest terms, "as does the press of different cities. . Cin'SCOiTISlETCALLSFBH GOOD BILL MONARCHY IS NEAR END Never before has there been such .mmkmwiI Inturaiit in cleaning no orchards and resorting to the liberal use of the cultivator in Union county as there has been the last few days." affirmed well known orchardist to day. Fruitdale, May Park, Imber, Cove, and in fact all the fruit cen ters show a remarkable inclination to prune and clean up.' .Trees' that have not felt the pruning knife for ". years or between which no plow or cultivator has been seen In years, are this spring being dressed up as if for exhibition, purposes. The trend of attention in this matter Is meeting with the whole souled backing of the orchardlsta who have always given epeclal care to their trees anil or chards. " . : ' '""' V Bloom Pictures Taken ' ' Photographer H. J. Rltter under the " .. direction ; of Frank . Bridges, tJeorge L. Cleaver' and others, this week took a series of remarkable tloom plctures x No prettier Bight can well be imag- ined than the miles of blossoms that stretch along the fruit districts some of the choice scenes were pboto graphed and will be developed at once Codling Moth in Captivity . The Thronson Fruit company; one of the largest holding companies In the Imbler district have made cages 'and are housing codling moth larve and will await the time when they "hatch." At such time is the oppor tune time to do the excess spraying and the company will beable to fight the pests when the larve' is "ripe." : Great Demand For Spray Never in the history of fruit grow ing in this county has there been so wide spread a demand for spray and spray materials. This Is not because pests have increased Mhere are com parattvely few species here but be cause the spray fever has Btruck so many people. ' Small orchard Owners who seldom If ever gave their atten . tlon to this matter are this year pro ceeding along scientific and systema f tic lines ,in the war on mothB' and other "undesirables.? . WRITER IN NOTED LONDON Iff AG- " AZINE SCORES KING t&aauv miuvi vn ESTIMATED ! 1 COUNTY OFFICIALS AND OTHERS i IF NOt! , DESIRABLE RAILROAD ARE OF OPINION .THAT 6500 BILL THEN NONE AT ALL IS WILL INCLUDE ALL PEOPLE 24 THOUSAND m ijNIOM COUNTY 1 ms Verdict today Seven Thousand Homes Bprned Toklo, May 4. Hundreds were ln- lured and scores are' missing in a fire, which destroyed 7000 homes in the city of Aomorl yesterday after noon. The fire wiped out practically the entire city. Troops were rushed to fight the fire and they rescued hun dreds of terrified people. Official das- patches say that food and clothing are needed as there is suffering In the 40,000 Inhabitants. ' . TEEIPLC GRAVES PRAISES TAFT General Forecasts as to Population ' of La Grande and of Entire County , Agree In Nearly An Instances A Connt of 2900 is 1900 Shows City Has Enjoyed Steady and Constant "., Growth la Numbers ,v Saying Roosevelt Handled All Popular Measures and Left Knotty and Un popular Ones For faft, John Tem ple Graves Pays Fine Tribute to Mr. Taft President Satisfied With Pan ama Progress .. ward Suppressed by Owners London, May. 4 Publishers of the Contemporary Review sensationalized England by announcing today that they have withdrawn their May issue of the magazine because of the dis favor aroused in consequence of an article severely criticizing King Ed ward."' V (';''' :';"'': The writers name has not been as certained. . He says the King has failed in his duty byt allowing the present struggle between the Lords and the Commons to reach its pres ent" strained -state and predicts that it will result in an end to the mon archy 'unless a peaceful settlement of the dispute Is reached. . "vtet hlnta that the Klnsr is indlffer- ent to publlcaffalrs knd prefers dln J ners andw.the if ces. ? ; f r M nun RBLB HIS OF GRAFTING CHICAGO COUNCIL AND .STATE LEGISLATURE SEEM SURE TO FACE A NEW SCANDAL SE IARLTBBI BUILDING BOOM PROCESSES AND SEVERAL STRUCTURES RISE THREATS VEILED U LECALCA2 The general opinion la that La 8tv Louis, Mar 4. ''We going Grande will show count of; from A antfufMtonr railroad rate 6500" to' 6650 when the returns of the haTe any - declared Pres present enumeration . i r compiled 1 , i v -- " ' v,- i i and announced. ( WhHe, nothing can Wt. Tatt- today upon his arrival. be learned from the enumerators re-: He- would not discuss the riaugnter garding the showing made, publlo om- of the bill - by the two houses yes clals who have reason to study the terday. It la belieted he does not populaUon . of Union county i towns, inten)j t0 ,ubmit to the action of con agree on the above figures. AH court v- - , . house offlclala-beUer posted on this gres. In chopping cmt sections of his matter than anyoa recently cast 'a .Pet measure. . . ... , ; - ; straw voter each man voting Individ- . Tafe declared he was satisfied with urv'Jy, and the vote ' stood : between j tne pfpgress of the work on the Pan- 6000 and 6650. The more optlmiBtlc and excitable, stick to , 7000 but on the whole the "split" Is the more con servative and will come near the offi cial count This, compared to the count ! of 2900 ten yeara ago, shows a satisfactory growth. !- ': Estimates of the county population stay close to 24.6oO.ThIs figure was 18 ,000 atthe state count ' five , years ago and it Is . the, general belter ot ailkoeet! in touch with the" mat ter, that that kumber is approximate ly correct- i . Several Nearly Finished and Others An DnuK own Hint's of Quiet Legislation -that Say Stir Up New and More Scrloas Charges of Scandal in Turbulent IlllnoU Made by Man Ordered t Pay For Alleged Migdeeds Pullla Letter Is Attached ; a'ma'Canal. r:',',.v:; Calls Taft Honest Man. ; St. , Louis,. May 4. John Temple Graves, with the Hearst forces, said today in addressing the convention of the Farmers Union ' taht Taft was one of the most honest , and sincere officials'' the country ever had. ' He denounced RQOsevelt'ahd said that he iookHhe popular measure, anr. then fled to Africa, leaving the unpopular ones for his successor to handle. WALLOWA COUNTY CELEBRATION v.K t IS PLANNED FOR. -: V-'; ,:; . Enterprise Getting In Game Early to Insure Perfection ';; Track Team Leaves ' '"m'- sV'j" Capuln Willie Peare and Manager Henry Heldenrich today lead a squad sf athletes Walla Wallaward. Those who go besides the two named and Stanley Carpy, Cecil and Virgil Bol ton." Jay Mlllering, Arlo Meyers and Lee Reynolds. . . , "f. r : t'..;c .... The-people of Enterprise are plan ning on a big Fourth of' July celebra tion.' .Already the committee on mu sic has been conferring wltn - , L.a Grande musicians bo that a first class band will be on hand to furnish' the music, and the committee on speak ers ;ls ,Beaf chlng the ' country for an orator who can boost the American Eagle. In a .napproved manner. ; j V .' Several special events will be pul led off, such as balloon " ascensions, and Traces along iwth the customary greased pig and greased pole. ' Enterprise ' Is. getting in ' the game at an early hour in order to be. Bure of her attractions and give the cele bration as wide publicity as possible It is intended to make the event a Wallowa Co.;! celebration bo that it will attract people throughout the en tire county. ? ; :"; 15e!1 BANK VIS IN Residence Improvement has been carried on with good progress in this city during the past month. R. D. Hamilton has a large residence on West Adams avenue near compdetloi the J. G. Snodgrass bungalow on 1st and Washington is nearly done; the Lund structure on Cedar between Washington and Main is well under wayi the Anna Brooks cottage on Cedar and Jefferson is also well start ed and excavation has-been started for the Dan Phillips home on Jack son avenue. ; . These and several others are now well under way and the song of the hammer and saw is an Incessant but pleasant melody that greets residents of all sections of the city. Chicago.'May 4. A sensational bill was filed today by John C. Fetzer seeking to enjoin the Chicago Western Indiana railroad from collecting $525," 000 which be was ordered to pay by the court referee following an inves tigation of the graft charges in con nection with the road's real estate transactions. The bill may precipi tate a situation that will Involve Q.uestior.8 of bribery in both the city council and the legislature. , . With the till is, Fetzler's public letter alleged to have been written by. F. S. Delano, president of the Wabash railroad and director of xae Western ' Indiana. The letter Is fil led with mysterious hints such as securing "quiet legislation." APPEAL - - .... v. itiliOBE ! hPECIAL PULLMAN FACIUTIES I FOR LA GRANDE PEOPLE LARGE NUMBER PLANNING ON A TRIP TO ROSE SHOW La Grande, Union and Elgin Each to : Send Large Delegations Ship Wreck Disappears Seward, Alaska, May 4.-The -wreck of the ateamer.Farralon-.haa'jdlsap-, peared from the Veef of Llima today. The: hulk was probacy carried out to sea by the lcev r ' y;; ; J. C.' Young Dying; " Portland, May Postmaster John C' Young' is not expected to outlive the day. He is suffering from cancer ot the stomach' and has been Buffer inff 'keveraT weeks and has been ser ious for' four days tile was'origin- ally from Baker City..; i ' i ' There will be a large delegation from JhU clty-ahd surrounding' coun try to the RFose Festival at Portland this year. ,At least, that Is the con elusion drawn from1, the remarks heard from' citizens' who state hey will attend the great event in June! No better indication of . the pros perity of the Grande Ronde Valley could be shown, according to the opin ion of many, than for her people to SUPREME COURT DISMISSES CASE 1 OF LITTLE IMPORTANCE Planned to Leave Here on Saturday Evening For Portland - ' Special Pullman facilities will be - ? r j provided for the small army of wit- Decision of Lower Court Upheld In nesses who will go ' to Portland to ' V, Dismissal at Pendleton. ; , ' attend ttie Scrlber trial. Plans are now made for departing Saturday en Sells Lunch Counter A1 J. Webb has sold his lunch coun ter on the corner of Depot and Jeffer son to Former Conductor Pearson, the new owner taking possession today and -will operate the place hereafter., Mr. Wb' will again resume h'a, po BltioU With the C. J. Black agency, wTiArA hn -was emnloved before he opeuc4 the. lunch counter. Called Back For Funeral Rev.. Ford A. Ellis was called back from' the Wallowa country to con duct the funeral of Mrs. O. W. Rob ertson, Mrs. ; Ellis is ; taking a few days outing at the Minam. C. W. B. M. to Meet ' The C. W. B. M. will meet tomor row afternoon at the home of Mrs. T. J. Scroggin at 2:30.;' MrB. Ellen Hunter the field Becretary of the C , W. B. M., wlllr be present She has returned from Wallowa and will be in La Grande until after Thursday. The supreme court of Oregon yea- .ning when a special Pullman facility terday at Pendleton aismissea an ap- wlJ1 granted the crowd. ; , (jat Reports of Meet pealed case in connection wltn me j i Tt wasf noised about today that in j Tne observer will be headquarters Grande Ronde Electric company nu addition to the 54 subpoenaed yes-1 f Qr authentic news ; regarding the the receiver of the Farmers ana iraa- terday, papers for 25 more will be in ers National Bank. The case has but La Grande as soon . as United States little importance.1 In common terms Marshal Griffith returns from Wal- the Electric company brought suit, to jowa COunty, where he is serving pa enjoin. me receiver irum oucius regarding Whitman meet , and ; commencing at 3 o'clock tomorrow, this office will be aunDlIed , with returns. - The first company on an overdraft, but Judge Knowles sustained a demurrer by Receiver! Neidner and .Attorney Ram- take advantage of the , Rose carnival sey for the receiver. and spend a few days in the metro- polls. 'r .' '..': '',-; .Elgin, Union and other points will be represented, Judging from reports, and when the Grande Ronde delega tion gets into Portland the popula tion of that city will be increased for a few days. ' ': ' ! " V:;'! It has been suggested that every one from the Grande Ronde valley wear a badge -while attending the Rose Carnival to show the large as? Bemblage of people that this valley Is the best in Oregon , and that It in vites the newcomer with a cordial welcome. '1-..'i'.":."'f-'.-.''' The case was appealed and the de cision of the lower court . was sus tained in that the ; . case ' was dis missed. :',.v;: : : "-, The actual case is whe.ri it always was. s ' '; f' ' dav's fnal renort will be Blow in ar- pers in connection with the trial, :. ' fiving here but'arrangements will oe Another feature in the case is that,. mae j0 post conspicuously should most of the, witnesses called for, the defense, a email majority only being called In by the government. Big Orchard Tracts. Planted, ",' J. K. Wright of the La Grande In vestment' company has almost ' com pleted planting his Cove tract and Is also planting 50 acres in his Imbler orcard tract. '"- ';';..': State Evangelist Here r. Rev. N. K. Gregg, the state evan gelist of the Christian church, came from Elgin yesterday afternoon. , He is on his way to Baser City. He is conducting the , work of the church :t that place. The congregation has erected a comfortable tabernacle in which to worship until a churches it fall, to reach this office by 6 o'clock. Much'of Jt, however, should be here by 4:36 On the day ot the meet, Fri day, the returns will be received more promptlyr 'i-'y. ,-'v - , Hill Party at Salem ' ' ( Salem, May 4. James J. Hill and Louis Hill and party arrived this forenoon ovV the Oregon Electric, an'd visited the fruit farms in the Ticinity, They lunched at the club and started the return to Portland at i this afternoon TO FARMERS With all or nearly, all spring grain sown 'ari dmpBt of it . already up,' last night's heavy rainfall re sembles semollans In great numbers to the farmers of this valley. Accord ing to Weather Observer W. A. Wor- stell," the government instrument registered .83. inches during the re tent shower and reports from many j parts of the valley say the fall was heavy, indicating that it was a gen eral shower. In low and swampy portions, seeding of grain has been retarded but those sections that usu ally Buffer from lack of rainfall are greatly aided by the downpour, as all the spring seeding is finished. At this 'particular time is when showers are needed and there is general sat isfaction in all corners of the Grande t Ronde valley today. , ,. ' King of Norway Greet the Roosevelt Party at the Station .. Christiana, May 4.KIng Haakon and Queen Maud were the first per sons to greet Roosevelt today when he arrived, at noon. . Both Roosevelt and the King wore plain, frock coats. Thousands crowded the station cheer ing wildly,'; v' ''. V ' Entertain at Cards - '; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Neidner will entertain at "Five Hundred'? this ev ening at their' home on Washington and Fir. Six tables of guests are in vited. ' : Judge Shehan In the City- Judge Shehan, one of the pioneer attorneys of Enterprise, Is in the city today on his way home from Pendle ton where he appeared before the supreme court, and as the Judge Jok ingly said, "gave the court some good advice from his viewpoint of the case" He is an enthusiastic Wallowa county booster and tells of the naked truths pertaining to that garden spot with out fear ot successful contradiction. Repainting Drug Store The A. T. Hill drug store is being made resplendent with a new coat of paint on the Interior, which will add much to the general appearance of the place. " GRAND JURY 10 INVESTIGATE ; Chicago, May 4. An investigation of the bribery charges in connection with the election of United States Senator Lorrlmer was begun today bv District Attorney Wayman. Char- Lee O'Neill, a democratic member of the lower house, paid White part of the sum, according to printed state ments. It is expected that the grand Jury will probe this. The grand Jury will summon a nam les White,' a member of the Illinois ( ber of legislators, following White's legislature, was the first witness. He testimony. '. was Questioned in regard to newspa-J Lorrlmer' returned from Washlng nf iitAmntii which he was allexed. ton today but refused to talk except tn Tia made, in which he said he, to say that the White story was not I received $2000 to vote for Lorrlmer. : true.