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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1910)
Ca (&vmbt letting bamr vol. xi LA ORANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1910. NUMBER 205 E EXCLUSIVE SERVICE IN TWO COUNTIES WILL BE FUR NISHED BY OBSERVER. W U REPORTS CANCELLED Startling Development in Fight Re turns Situation Revealed When Or ders go oat that no Western Union Reports will be Handled Leaves Observer only Medium in Union and Wallowa Counties. Exclusive Jeffries Johnson fight re turns will be handled by the Observer through a district of Union and Wal lowa counties Monday afternoon. Lo cal Western Union telegraph offices through the state have been notified, by Superintendent Reid to cancell all contracts already made for supplying the Western Union reports of the big scrap at Reno .and at least four con tracts so signed in La Grande have been cancelled in accordance with in structions and consequently only the United Press reports will cover the entire communities of Union and Wal lowa counties. New Era in Flghtdom. This is a new phase of the prize fight business and the exact reason Is unknown in La Grande today. Suf fice it to say that the Western Unjpn Is losing millions throughout the TTnltfwl Qtofa Tiv f Via nrrlor anil Av. I II I l VII V. 1 1 lit V , kj UJ VlftV U I UV" 11U V cept for the fact that the United Press taps La Grande through the Observer local fight fans would be forced to wait until a late hour of the day, and then only get flashes at the best. A strict enforcement of the rule is or dered, but whyfor, the Observer can advance no reason. Observer's Report Panacea Out of the apparent myateriousness of the orders received by Manager Howard last evening, comes the re lief to fight fans offered by the Ob server ,and the public is Invited to listen to the returns as read from the door of the Observer. Where special arrangements are made parties out of of town can have the essence of the returns telephoned to them, and in this way this paper will keep the country at large posted through its centers of population. It is possible that Elgin, Union and perhaps Cove fans will be given this telephone ser vice from the Observer. The returns will comnjnee at 3:30 o'clock and fans should be congre l gated by 3:45. Moana Springs. Juno 2!). Many of the fans are alarmed by rumors that incuts. Both he and Corbett had a mens. Both he and. Cobett had a slight attack of indigestion, for which the water is blamed. Another report says that Jeff's right elbow is inflam ed. It is reported that Dr. Porter, who has been consulted, will lance a little sore this afternoon. Betting odds are 10 to 6 on Jeffries and even money that Jeff will not win within 15 rounds. Rfcks, June 29. Johnson today skipped the rope and went through other stunts for the moving pictures. Every effort 1b made to keep Jack In a pleasant frame of mind. At a base ball game today he acted as umpire. After today he will only shadow box, as the hard work will be over. Fans are piling into Reno. Every tent, cottage and railroad coach Is crowded. Gamblers -e making a big cleanup. The work on the arena Is nearly completed. A lively little fight is predicted for this afternoon when Tom Flanigan. representing Johnson, and Berger, who represents Jeffries, get together to se lect an auxilllary referee. Rickard several days ago suggested that Gleason would be a good man for the Job. Flannlftan howled, not If I know It." Johnson and his fol- OBSERVER m WITH REPORTS lowers object knowing Gleason to be friendly to Jeffries and Berger. It is believed they will bold out for Welch or Eddie Oraney. HYDE SENTENCED FOR LIFE, Kansas City Doctor Given Life Sen teoee for Killing; CoL Swop. Kansas City, June 29. Dr. Hyde was today sentenced to life imprison ment by Judge Latshaw. He was con victed of the murder of Colonel Thom as Swppe, to whom he gave strych nine for the purpose of gaining pos session of the Swope millions. Attorneys tried hard to prevent Im position o fthe sentence. The Judge overruled a motion for a new trial. The defense has filed an appeal to the supremen court, and it is believ ed it will be granted. Hyde will re main in the county Jail for a time as his wife is soon to become a mother. The court in overruling the motion said: The evidence demonstrated a plot ana auierem utuiiceui.ivua y. the plot were so related that they showed the common motives of ava rice and cupidity, indicating an ulti mate design to obtain possession of the vast fortune of the deceased, by elim inating every human being as pawns from a chess board." BROWNE JURY DISAGREES. Out More Than 120 Hours Before they Agree to Disagree. Chicago, June 29. After being out for 121 hours, the Jury in the case of Lee O'Nell Browne charged with bribery in connection with the elec tion of Senator Lorimer, disagreed, and were discharged by the judge. The Jurymen were unkempt and tired, and showed that ill feeling existed between them. i Flood Strikes, Kentucky I Saylersville. Ky.. June 29. Thirty houses and many other structures are wrecked, railroad bridges washed out and an unknown number of people killed by a flood In Middlebrook creek early this morning.. Seven bodies have been removed from submerged dwellings and parties are watching down stream for other corpses. Fltstmmons Reaches Seattle Seattle, June 29. Bob Fitzimmons, the ex-champion, arrived in this city from Australia last night and boarded the steamship Pueblo for San Fran cisco today to attend the Johnson Jeffries. He said there was nothing to it but Jeffries. PENDLETON COMINU ON SPECIVL W heat Towners Anxious to Hear Ex Governor Folk of Missonrl. Efforts are being made by local peo ple to secure a special train to La Grande, the afternoon of Th'irsdsy. July 7, to hear Joseph W. Folk, for mer governor of Missouri who is to tjeak at the Chautauqua in that city, that evening, savs the Pendleton E. G The lecture Is to begin at eight o'clock In the evening and the regu lar trains will arrive too late H is generally recognized that Koik .auks with Roo".". eU and Bryan a? an.o -x. Lie great national characters :r (he day and there are sco s ., i eo;dc in this cilv and country who are anxious to hear him spea.t M.sny believe ttat he will te tie next democratic candidate for presi dent. His career has been wonder ful in the eyes of the world. In addlton to the train which will probably be run from Pendleton, one will come west from Baker City and another will probably come Into La Grande from the Wallowa valley. THREE HIGH CLASS FILMS. Ms Running Strongest Program In Many Weeks for Its Patrons What Is generally conceded to be the best program at the Isls for many weeks is now running. The list of films appear In the house ad. Every foot of film Is Interesting, and will please the guests at the picture house. SUDD EN CAVE-IN Tons of clay and dirt, suddenly slipping down an embankment when undermined too far by clay tank workmen for the. Kreiger brick yard today, almost instantly buried and kil led Hans (Johnnie) Stetzinger, a young man of North La Grande. In company with Ned Slater, Mr. Stetz inger was undermining the clay em bankment, but at the time of the slide the two men had separated slightly and Slater was about 60 feet to one side. Without warning the side of the bank caved in, and in a moment's time Mr. Stetzinger was covered with the heavy clay. Sounding the alarm. Slater frantically commenced to un cover the workman. Uncertain Just where he was striding, some little time was lost in locating the unfortu nate man. However,, It was but a few mintes after the accident before tbe body was freed from Its prison of clay. The monster load carried be fore and after death had crushed one leg and inflicted various other inju ries to the body. It was evident, how ever, that death was dua to suffoca tion alone. The body was given to the undertaker's charge about eleven o'clock. , The victim of the accident has been married about two years and is sur vived by his wife and an. aged and physically ailing mother, two siBters and two brothers. He was a man of about 35 years of age. ; His widow iff the daughter of Mrs. Hornbeck of this city. The victim's mother, Mrs. Stetzing er lives with her daughter, Mrs. John ARRANGEMENTS MADE TO ACCOM MODATE EARLV SHOPPING Local Clothing Houses Will be Closed All Day Monday. Grocers and meat dealers will keep open shop July Fourth until 11 a. m., to accommodate the hungry and neg ligent who overlook orders Saturday night enough to last them through until Tuesday morning. This agree ment was reached t hhs morning fol lowing a canvass of the city's places of business. The hardware stores and dry goods stores will take an en tire holiday but to accommodate the, public the meat dealers and grocers will keep open a half day. Place Orders Early. Clerks and grocerymen and meat dealers are human -and are anxious to close as early as possible. The public can aid in this matter if orders will be placfed early In the day, or on Saturday evening if possible. This will expedite matters for the busi ness places. The firms who plan to remain open until 11 o'clock Monday are: City Grocery and Bakery. Royal Bakery, Pattison Bros, Snodgrass, Thome, White Grocery and Geddes Bros. The meat dealers are agreed unanimously to close at 11 o'clock. T Ohio Moris Teachers. Columbus. O.. June 29 Members of the Ohio Music Teachers' Association convened today and will be In ses sion for three days. Pennsylvania Educators. Erie, Pa.. June 29. A program of live topics will distinguish the fifty fourth annual meeting of the Pennsyl vania State Educational Association, commencing here today. RUNS HER, WORKMAN uiriTP to pi nnr hiiinnv norm in vmn n uhiunr uunnn unrvv n MONDAY P.M. NOW WORKING I J OF KREIEER CLAY DANK KILLS Kellar, and for the last three years has been an invalid. Mrs. Fraber, also of this city, is another sister of the unfortunate workman. No fu neral arrangements have been made. Stetzinger has lived in La Grande nearly his entire lifetime and the come up fdr iettlement. Those be news of his untimely death cast a nm( lt re not rea(jr t0 announce spell of sorrow, not only over nu- merous friends, but the large circle of acquaintances whlVi he claimed throughout the city. It seems that the bank under which oiBiaiuRci uau umu wuiaiug wn urn, rrcsiueill Visits AUU (Hum about ten feet high and that morning p.QBton, June 29. President Taft ar had actually been abandoned In .that rlved nere today en route t0 Beverly, particular place. The workman may . the Bummer capltol. The president have gone to the place in question for ; nag pianned to visit the Italian whom a tool of some sort, for he had just completed loading one car of clay from another bank. When found, the body had about two feet of clay and dirt upon it, and Judging from the way in which he lay. he had evidently had an Instinctive warning of im- pending danger, for he had turned ,arge proportion of the Finnlsh-Amer-and faced away from the bank and loan citizens of the country favor had actually stepped away from the temperenee and the abolition of the place where he was standing when I quor trafflc ls tne atatement of offl last seen. The bank was declared un- ,i. . fll M.fAng1 -innuh --,- safe by Mr. Slater and be says he warned Stetzinger not to go near the place. He was lying face downward when found. His body Will be removed to the family home at W. Avenue between Fourth and Ash Streets. A year ago he took out a life insurance policy, but allowed lt to lapse a month or two before hiu untimely death. WARREN PEOPLE WILL HAVE CREW ON STREETS SOON Two Week's Supply of Rocks Will Permit Operations on Streets. A crew of fourteen men arrived last j night to do quarry work for the War- en Construction company and are to- day located in their headquarters near Oro Dell. The machinery is being installed and contractor fore-, his home much of the time wth Mr. men who are here, claim the gangs and Brs. Pike, corner of Greenwood will be at work on the streets within and Washington, two weeks. The machinery for crush- j interment will take place a: Hunt ing the rock arrived in the city sev- innton next Thursday at High Mass eral days ago and is being installed time. Mr. Tlerney was aged and has as rapidly as possible. The crew now been 111 for some time, here will have a sufficient amount of . rock ready for crushing, when the machinery is set in motion, to keep the work going on when once started. without delay Ohio Racing Circuit Cleveland, O., June 29 The Ohio Racing Circuit begins its season to- day at Hamilton, continues at Dayton. Xenla. Springfield, Lima and Flndlay. It ends at the later place August 5. Drydock Dewey Afloat. Manila, June 29. The dry dock Dewey is afloat again after several 1 weeks submersion. , A special board began an investigation today to as, certain why she sank. Vermont Republicans. Montpeller. Vt., June 29. Mont- requested that they be buried togeth pelier hotels are today filling up with er. It read: "God have mercy on noliticlans In advance of the Renub- what I have done. She broke my llcan state convention, which will be heart. I tried to make a good girl j the women's organisations of the Do called to order here at 9 o'clock to- out of her but It cannot be done. We , minion have sent delegations to Hal morrow morning. Candidates to be will end all together. The wages of. Ifax today to take part In tho annual nominated Include governor, lleuten- sin Is death. If there Is sny love In meeting of the National Council of ant-governor, state treasurer, sccre- the public's heart, bury us together." the women of Canada. tary of state, state auditor and attor ney general. A state committee, com posed of one member from each coun ts, will also be elected. TAX PATERS TALK LEAGUE Reported that League rill be Formed ! to Dlscass Various Topics. Formation of a tax payer's league is under way throughout the county, though there has been no tangible line of organization advanced. The matter Is being discussed at some length by various partiea who are de sirous of forming a league which can Investigate and suggest to the tax payers in general .what action they deem best when important proposi tions involving large Bums of money wnat fa eact organization plana wjh ut jt l8 thought developments during the coming week will bring the movement well under way. Robert ran down with an automobile and Injured. The Italian Buffered a fractUred skull but the physicians say they thieve he will recover. Flnns Favor Temperenee Duluth, Minn.. June 29. That V1UIU UW 1 1U.IVI1U - a. iniiiuii vsm perence Society in session here. APPRAISER EOR LOCAL DISTRICT. After Three Months of Individual Ap praisement, Comes Expert After throe months of individual appraisement of timber claims prior to final proofs, an official appraiser is now working in the La Grande land office district and hereafter filers can not nam their own Mtlmata of value ! of timber on the claims filed upon, aa has been the case the past three months when the fund for maintain ing the special agents and appraisers was exhausted. During that time, 1200 claims through Oregon were left i 8tand" M a materlal v,ctory and lt -unappraised and 100 of these were in very ProbaNe ."ordlng to local at the La Grande district. One dozen In ' vneyn that the decision will stand this district were appraised by the fliers. JOHN TIERNET DEAD. Well Known La Grande Resident Dies at Hot Lake Last Night. john Tlerney, a well know i resi dent of La Grande, died at Hot Lake try this morning, of a complication n; diseases. Mr. Tlerney ls an uncle 0f Mrs. Frank Pike,' and has made LOCATE AT ISLAND CITY. Illinois Famlh Bnvs Mrs. h irk oniric Home in Island City. Mrs. Emma Klrkpatrlck has sold her home In island City and will go t0 North Yak,ma wnere bT. daughlf ' 1 Mr8' Al Heuiai' now rea,ae8' ine ' Phaser is an Illinois nan named Nathan Perlne and has a family of two daughters. Murder and Suicide. Chicago, June 29 A double trag edy occurred In the Lelarid hotel to day when a man giving the name of j William Thompson, shot and killed a woman registered as his wife and I then committed suicide. A note left LA GRANDE WINS I RATE CISFS COMMISSION DECIDES IN FAVOR OF INLAND TOWNS AFTER HEARING ARGUMENTS CASE ALREADY APPEALED Inland Towns, Including La Grande, Get Twenty .live Par Cent Redaction on Freight from the East to Inland Towns Case Appealed and Decision Stayed Until the Highest Courts Acts Finally. WauMnirtnn Tun ttft Thfl lntnr- state Commerce Commission today or dered a redaction averaging 25 per rent on transcontinental railroads freight in series of decisions based oc complaints from Spokane, Port land. La Grande and Salt Lake, and the largest reductions were made on rates In territory from the Missouri river to the coast. Following tba de cision the railroads interested filed a petition for a rehearing of te Mis souri river rate case in the U. S. su preme court. The petition acts as a stay on the commission's action until October, when the petlt n will be considered by the court Signal success has attended La Grande in its fight for lower freight rates. While, as the above dispatch indicates, the federal courts may make some changes In the wording of the finding of the commission, it la evident that Inland terminal rates, aa it were, will be recorded the towns mentioned. Backed by the local com mercial club, Attorney Turner Oliver appeared before the commission at Spokane, setting up the same condl- tlon M dld Snokane- dctaton is the outcome of that hearing and in dollars and cents stands for much to La Grande business men and ship pers. The decision, even aa its now when given the final tests. To Admit U. 8. Horses. London, June 29. At the meeting of the English Jockey Club today, the stewards moved for the withdrawal of the rult adopted Jrfie 1, 1909 which experience has shown to be ineffective The rule is as follows: "No weight shall be allotted to any horse In a handicap until he has run three times In the United Kingdom." This rule went into effect following the passage of the Agnew-Hart law prohibiting organized bookmaklng in New York, following which some of the best of the American horses were sent to race In England. Expect Million immigrants. Washington. June 29. It ls expect ed that complete figures' wll show that a million immigrants landed In this country during the fiscal year ending tomorrow. The last million immigration was In 1907. Earthquake Shocks Reported Cleveland, June 29 Two earth quakes were registered by the seis mograph early this morning. The dis turbance was apparently 3000 mllea away. Special Train Starts West. Chicago. June 29. Two special trains for the Jeffries Johnson fight left here today . They carry' Phila delphia. Pittsburg. Chicago and De troit fans who will use the cars for hotels during their stay In Reno. Canadian Women Meet Halifax, N. 8., June 20. Forty of jCdflj MM