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t; KVTf A. A A A V - 1 -1- I I A A . - V - A A.. h7 ;v f y ' T VOL. XI LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY. MAY 13. 1910 NUMBER 1C3 i . :4 , . .- ... r ..... - .y 1 , , I . , ' : l r" ' ' ; : : GRUESOME SCENE AT WALLA WALLA SCAFFOLD WHEN MAN DANGLES FOR 20 Ell NUTES to snap his neck. The. trap was sprung at two minutes after five this morning and the body shot down to a slight earthquake here: last,, night. ; , Miners Left to Their Fate. j No damage waa done. -. ! White Havenj England,.' May 13. Outside In Ignoranee." , ? The one hundred and seven miners Port Limon, Costa Rica, May 13. entombed In ' the ,-WellJngton tnrae have been left to their rate. Tne mine was sealed today In order to smother Telegraph lines Into the interior of CoBta Rica were put out of commis sion' suddenly today and it la feared that another disastrous, earthquake has occurred In the devastated dis trict '; : ';. Wallah Walla, May 13. The thir teenth hanging In the Washington pententlary at this city today, was i the most grueiow k4.iutt.u m. the prlBon. For 20 minutes after Richard Qulnn had dropped through the trap he hung pleading; with his , executioners to draw him up again, j "My God, this is awful. Pull me up r and drop him the second time to end boyB and drop me again. Hurry me the agony. He was brave to the last up and down again. Refuses the Priest 1 Qulnn would not have the priest : uter before he wavered and finally at nA Bhowfirt unusual bravado until 1 2:22 he was dead. Qulnn murdered " . I the last. His first - indication, of a weakening came when the drop failed the fires 'whtcl are raging: In the lower workings. Following yester day's unsuccessful attempt to rescue all hope has bWh abandoned. - - LOCAL DEALER HAS CONTRACT FOR B MONUMENT. JUDGE CALLS Ganzaga College, Spokane, May 13. A slight earthquake was recorded shortly after midnight, probably 3000 i' miles distant. It Is believed that the IE. C. DavlSi the local stone cutter destructive trembler may be in Cen-: and his field igent J. W,. Earls, went tral America. t , - . j tq Wallowa county today where they ,:- i LftllS EOT llcllh " 'nvivoowv m n'Tii tin :itnwn nv t ! .. .. ' . ... Dangling at the end of the rope In I , . . ' . . , I a horrible manner, Qulnn shouted h ; 'OMU ; I ' --r iqwa is aonaiing me ironumeni . 10 the late Masonic leader and hardy pioneer. . The unveiling will take place on May i9th with considerable 'pomp. : "C""..'--"'v ; Once more rLa . Grande's place In commerctalj Eastern Oregon Is found for the local dealer was the best ii . equipped- for erecting the costly mon ument, it being of Barre granite and I weighing 6500 pounds. RICHARDSON CIRCLES THE VALLEV BY AUTO AND WILL BE DINED THIS EVENING The cries lasted for several mtn- hls wife at Everett,. Washington, re cently.' - . : , ' 1 speak with him in most of the meet- Vines. I shall be in La Grande with New York, May lS.--CorneliuB Van- derbllt has received a telegram from Theodore Roosevelt saying the Crtr nel will arrive in New York on Sat urday, June 18th, despite the death of King Edward. ' ;T;';. . Vanderbilt Is chairman of the re ception committee and definite planB of the reception can now be made. "Three or four thousand dollars In of banquets, the business men of La advertising funds will be raised at Grande feel that they owe It to him Enterprise, headed by two, subscrip- to give an Informal dinner party at tion of $25 a month from jwo of the which he and others of this city will leading business - houses of , Enter-! deliver afterdinner addresses this ev prise," fairly shouted Tom Richardson ening. To whet appetites and to fan this afternoon upon his arrival In La booster spirits, a caravan of autorao Grande. "Rich and fertile Wallowa biles carrying business men and Mr. county haB take a sudden awakening. We had a most enthusiastic meeting and your sister county will adver tise and be heard from In the fu- r'.chardson are touring fruit districts this afternoon. The junket started on the arrival of Mr. Richardson from Enterprise where he held an enthusl- ture," supplemented Mr. Richardson sbUc meeting yesterday afternoon. To Is his usual expressive manner. . j night, on the return from the trip ' RichardHon Tours Valley. , ' - through the valley, Mr. Richardson ; Even though Tom Richardson yes- will be the guest of honor at a dln terday gave his explicit disapproval ner at the Model. ' ' FOR AID STATE ROAD IMPROVER ;SlvS ' , FOR GOOD CROWD. " Suitable Place to Hold the Meeting , Will be Fonnd Soon. hini, and it wll be a part of our ef fort to further the organization of a Good Roads association in Union county. ' '-: "It seems to me the occasion of this meeting affords a great opportu nity, for your county to get actively In line In tbla grea movement for the development of "tbe state. I hope you may see' you way clear to give pub lldty to this meeting and that you 1 Portland, May 13. Officials of the j w'ill 'glve It as much attention as pos- United States treasury department, representing the comptroller of the currency ai;e en route to . Portland, P FRCF RHIFF V TNFSS 1 mMUmJmU Ullllil Hill IN SCRIBEROTl'TODAl ENJOYS MEAL IN KITCHEN CAB INET WITH FRIENDS While no suitable place has ' been decided upon in which to hold , the good roads meeting when Judge Web ster and the government expert, will be In La Grande for an afternoon and evening meeting, . all other arrange ments are going,, on with dispatch and satisfaction. Further elabora tion on the plans of the state asso ciation is made clear In a letter ta the Observer from Mr. Webster, the Intrepid good roads man of Oregon: Portland, Oregon, May 11 The ed itor, the Evening , Observer, La .Grande, Oregon: Dear Sir "As you have already been advised, there will be a good roads meeting in La Grande on the 19th of this month. ThiB meet , ing will be addressed by Mr. Morris W.' Eldrldge, who has. been sent out by the Good Roads Division of the. Department of Agriculture for the purpose of delivering a series of lec tures In connection with the , good roads movement here. These series of lectures will beein at Ontario, and It Is expected will include most of ' the Important towns and cities of the atate. '' ;; "As representlhg the Oregon Good Roads association I will accompany slble. Let us get the people together It ! la their work and their Interest. All of this Is voluntary work so far as the people are concerned at least, and it will certainly be to their ,ln- with the original report made by J. W. Scrlber, the former cashier of the terest to take advantage of it. The f armers ana . Traders National nana very fact that the government is giv- of La Grande, Oregon. ing Its assistance to the work here ought of Itself to afford great en couragement to our efforts In this state. Everything you can do to as' sist in giving the widest publicity' to this meeting will certainly be in the interest of better roads, better condi tions in every way, and will futrher the development of the state, and es pecially of Union county. ' Very truly yours. - LIONEL R. WEBSTER Chairman Executive Committee. 1 The government expectes to show that the alleged illegal dealings of Scriber had been done to deceive the bank examiners., .-.'.." 1. number of witnesses to corroborate Gatch's testimony yesterday regard ing the alleged shortages. Walter Pierce was the principal witness and said that after the failure he tried to locate a bond of $8000 which be longed to the Grande Ronde Electric company, and which was in the pos session of ( the bank, but that Scrlber told him he did not know, where it was. it, was finally located in the possession of the Bush bank a Salem where Scrlber had given it as secu- The: government, today ..brought al.rity for a loan. Cameron After Bribers. L Portland, May 13. District Attor- a ney Cameron and deputies today be gan an investigation Into Juror Bar- vious to Morris' conviction yesterday been made to bribe him while he was sitting on the W. Cooper Morris em bezzlement case. He said that pre pense of $1500. The enthusiastic sup port she 'received at that time from Eastern Oregon, generally, confirmed her belief and she decided to take another enormous risk, engaging the Damroech 1 Orchestra of about sixty Col. F; S. Ivanhoe, well known in Union and Wallowa counties has reach ed the nation's capital and In a let ter to C. E. Cochran the Colonel tells of a dinner at tbe new Wllllard hotel, which, is. commonly known as the ''Irtttttiin tnKtnat" in ifttr&a Y-Ta raj. views the appearance of Washington D, C, expressing delight with many things he has seen. On his trip east the Colonel was. for tun ate in having Dr! Seeley, a brother-in-law of T. J, Scroggin, for a traveling partner and the two men enjoyed each other's com pany, as far as Chicago. The Colonel has met many of the nation's shining lights and1 stated he would like to remain at the capital for Beveral days, but was compelled to Journey on to New York and other eastern points. He Is enjoying good health and requested that he be re membered to all Inquiring friends. E LOWELL TO HERE JULY 4 CHAUTAUQUA HOLDS IMPORTANT -v;, MEETING UST NIGHT. Several Matters of Prominence Are A- Given Attention, picked men who will play a magnl-' flcent program under the baton of i UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WILL ADMIT LOCAL STUDENTS, The ITnlvrnlfv nt - Wlnnntialn , vious to Mirris' conviction yesterday , Walter Damrosch, probably the best MadIson( hR8 opened its portals to No Wrestling Bout May 80 Chicago, May 13. Mayor Busse an- on an indictment for the embezzle- known educator in America. There nounced this afternoon that he would ment of $75,000 from ; the Oregon WU1 a,so 08 a 01 8ungun- Trust Savings bank while cashier, a ea "nsefi: Maaam bara Anderson, stranger appeared and offered Barton of Concert Garden. London; Madam noi allow the Gotch-Sebysco wrfiBt ling bout to take place on Decora tion day. He Instructed the police to arrest the promoters if they made any attempt to statge he bout. "Dec oration Day is sacred to our head heroes and I will not permit It's des ecratlon by. the promoters of the wrestellng match," said Busse.; Mr$. w. R. Scott of Seattle is reg- Mr. Eldrldge on this trip, and will Istered at the Foley hotel. Cleveland, May 14. Selsmographt have registered a heavy earthquake shocfc today, the vibrations beginning Bhortly after 2 o'clock and continued many minutes.-; ii Jls" believed the shocks originated in Costa Rica. The shock was greater by, one minute than the one which destroyed Carthago a few days ago with appaling loss of life.' :. ' : Felt In St Lonis. ; i St Louis, May 13. An earthquake by the seismographs in the St. Louis university today.' It is believed the center of South America or the west ... ? coast of that country was, the dis trict affected. ; V ,r,:'!i 'I .. . California' Towns Shiver. I San Barnardo, Cal., May 13. The earthquake here, last night resulted In no damage,, although the tremble lasted several seconds. Redlands Trembles $1500 to hang the ury. He decllrfed then and reported to Cameron. How ard Guilaoed, a private detective, was arrested by Cameron and was said to day to have confessed, implicating Beveral local attorneys. Cameron ex pects to unearth a wholesale plan of bribery in connection with all the Oregon Trust cases. i. . Pavilllon Stairs Collapse. V Salt Lake, May 13. Searching par ties today searched under the wharves of the Salt Air pavilllon outer stairs which collapsed last night and hurl ed a hundred people Into the lake snd injured twenty. No bodies r were found. ' The' accident occurred daring the boxing contest between Thompson and Sullivan. Five thousand people were , In attendance when the stairs over hte water collapsed. ' h 'astlng 53 seconds was recorded J Redlands, Cal., May 13. There was MRS. THOS. C BURKE CONTRACTS - FOR ATTRACTION Van der Vos, who has had great sue cess abroad; Fred Miller, one of the foremost American oratorio singers whose tenor voice Is said to "re-echo Caruso's." and Marcus Kellerman of the Royal Opera of Berlin, a baritone-bass of " Bplendid reputalton. There will be solos by some of these singers, and a musical treat is prom ised such as has never been heard in Eastern Oregon, fou unquestionably there is no music comparable to a magnificent orchestra. It is capable of a variety of expression and of stu pendous climaxes Impossible to even the greatest of stars.. : ; "The brilliant audience which greet ed Schuman Heink encourages Mrs. Burke to believe there will not be an empty , seat, bo prices down stairs are somewhat lower than before, .A numbef of La Grande ' music lovers have signified their intention of com Ing and it Is hoped that an excur sion may be arranged. ; Decide at once to embrace this opportunity to hear such music as is usually pos-; . Bible only in large cities, . The Quartette from Riggoletto, the graduates of the La Grande high schools without examination accord ing to Information received by Prof J. D. Stout today. This Institution is ranked as one of the first three in the educational Institutions of the United States, and is very high In Its en trance requirements. However, on .the recommendation of Prof. Stout local "grads" can enter and be given a six months trial without examlna tion. .. . " ... :-u '; Joe Ingle, the local high school ora tor ' and captain of last year's foot bal team, has decided to accept the course offered In the Badger school. The . engagement of the famous DamroBch Orchestra of New York, for an engagement at Baker City on May 28, is of extraordinary Interent Llzt's First Hungarian Raphsodle.and to the music lovers of this section, other favorite numbers will be sung Mrs. Thomas C. Burke, believing that, and played with perfection surpas Eastern Oregon would support first ; sing your dreams of great music. clasB concerts, brought Schuman Phone or write Mrs. Burke . if you Heink to Baker last March at an ex- wish seats reserved. A woven wire fence will be at once erected around the -city park where the Chautauqua assembly Is to be held according to the decision of the com mittee that met last evening. All members of the committee were present with, the exception of Presi dent Collier, who is absent from the city. ' ' -"':-: . A , communication was read from ; Stephen A Lowell stating that he would be delighted to be present on July 4th and boost the American Ea : gle. This is good news to all who 1 know Mr, Lowell for he 1 rated as" one of the best orators west of the Rocky mountains. He has. an" origln- ilstyle that fairly bristles with elo quence and his comparisons aud Il lustrations are always first class. It matters not tho kind of an event, he Is always ready with a good speech. ( Other arrangements of the grounds were discussed and the plan 'f lay ing out suitable camp grounds is rap Idly taking shape. , Census Books Close Soon. . Tomorrow night the c?n?9 books close in 'this tUy &hd after that flatd it will be I everlastingly too, late to be enumerated In the 1910 'census. It you are missed now you will gf ten years more without having Uncle Sam count you. ' 1 . ; STATE'S ATTORNEY VEEPS AT DEFENSE'S PLIGHT Kansas City, May.13. Hyde said to day that he expected to be acquitted Friday, May 13, and that he did not expect and "bad Inck" as he was not superstitious. Ten indictments -; re main against him and it is not prob ble that he will stand trial again If he Is acquitted this time. , Mrs. Hyde's condition Is delicate and her friends fear she Is on the verge of a collapse. STATES .. .. .. for Hyde .. Declaring that not only Hyde's life but that of his wife and Unborn child depends on the ury's decision. At torney Brewster pleaded strongly for j the life of Hyde in his closing argu- meats today. r He brbught. tears to the. eyes of -even : Prosecutor. Conk Hng. Brewster told the Jury the au--thorltles could not hang Hyde on clr cumstantlal evidence unless they said so. Conkllng is speaking to the Jury this afternoon and the case will prob ably go to the Jury tonight 4 .ft