La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 06, 1910, Image 1

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VOL. XI
liA UKAJSUK. UJS10M COUNTS OliEUU.N. SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1910.
NUMBER 233.
1GE1ETTIS
.EXPECTED HERE
11EITEL!
LOCAL OFFICIALS ANTICIPATED
HIS ARRIVAL THIS AFTER
NOON SOME TIME
oiiio mi mm
Bandits Rob Stage. !
Silver City, N. M, Aug. 6. Two
bandits, after shooting and killing
Driver Jose Bomlnguez, looted the
Mogolon mountain stage today near
here. They escaped with $18,000 in
gold and silver bullion. The silver
bars were recovered by a sheriffs
posse, but the cheaper metal was
abandoned. There were no passen
gers on the stage.
Public Awaits Alice's Decision
Boston, Aug. 6. The campaign to
urge Alice Longworth to abstain from
cigarettes, because of the example set
for boys and girl3 of the country,
gained an impetus today. Mrs. Ella
Gleasen, president of the Suffolk
County Temperance Union, said to
day "True-hearted womenly women
have done their duty and It Is for her
to listen to their request or not"
Seems to Be Conflicting Reports as
to Final Destination f Supreme
Head of ihe Harriraan System -Some
Say he Is Going to Interior
' Oregon from Ontario Others-Claim
Be Is Coming Through La Grande,
CURTIS QEillES
G0REGIARGE5
OF GRAFT
Ask for Investigation.
Douglas, Ariz., Aug. 6 The order of
railroad conductors today asked the
Washington government to Investigate
the Incarceration of four members of
DEMES HE EVER KNEW IIAMOX
WHO IS CONNECTED WITH
GRAFT CHARGES
PIRTER Hfllffi
HI DEATH
AT
the remains are those of a middle
aged woman, of large and robust type.
The description corresponds to that
of Mrs. Crlppen.
n shim nms
Curtis on the Witness Stand and Out
lines His Connections with McMur
ray Contract Sherman and He
Asked to AdTlse President Taft en
Sltnation In Oklahoma Last April
Committee Adjourns Today.
CONDITION DISCOURAGING AND
HE IS SINKING RAPIDLY THIS
AFTEBNOOX.
Bfli IS TEM THOUSMIQ
Shooting at Elgin Will Likely Prore
Fatal as Victim of Ballet is Sinking
. RanUl j Heavy Bond Placed en
Parker When News 'of Probable
Death of lather-ln-Law Reaches
Authorities Bead Raised Today.
Finds Society Ladj In Lake
Glen Brook, New, 6. The body of
Mrs. J. Bowen of Seattle, wire oi a
member of the firm cf Tatum and
Bowen, was found In the lake at Ta-
poe today. It is believed she fell into
the water while boating.
AIR RACERS LOST
FOG IT
EI RACE
Dies While Killing Wolf.
Wellington, Wash., Aug. 6. J. 0.
Kamleson,.a rancher,, tried to smoke
out a wolf last night, and crawled
down and lighted ?. smelly mixture.
The fumes were expected to drive the
animal out. but before he could crawl
out of the hole, he was overcome him
self and suffocated.
Wreck Hurts Premier.
Winnipeg. Aug. 6. In a head-on col
lision here last night, Sir Wilfred
Lawrier, premier of Canada, whoi "
touring Canada, was slightly Injured
about the legs, hands and face by
broken gia8. The fireman on the
LOST III
AMERICAN LSSXS IX RACE WITH
'FRENCHMAN FOR BIG
CASH PRIZE
ft OHISE FOB
Latham Wins Handily In Race From
Chslons t Suburb f Paris Today
I aarkaUe EiCC Marked i!ih
si-ange IntMe&ts Airship Circles
for Many Hours Before Being Able
to Locate Bearing and Proceed.
Judge Robert S. Lovett, supreme
head of the H 'jnmn railroad system
since the founder, E. H. Harrlman,
died, Is In Eastern Oregon and mom
entarily his arrival on the Oregon
Railroad end Navigation lines Is anti
cipated. Local officials stand in readi
ness to take charge of the special
train carrying the party of prominent
officials. They were due at Baker
City last evenlng,but for some reason
have not made their appearance at
Huntington, at 2 o'clock this after
noon. It is possible that the party
has struck off cross-country to the
Interior of Oregon.
In the party are Vice-president and
General Manager J. P. O'Brien, Chief
Counsel W. .W. Cotton and a half-doz-
en of the O. S. L. officials. The gal
, axy of officials were assembled at
Ontario to negotiate the sale of a sec
tlon of the O S. L. to the O. R. & N.,
and the terminal at Huntington. is to
he moved on to Ontario, 35 miles, ad
ding that mucn to the run out-from
La Grande.
Newspaper reports are to the effect
that the entire crowd will go to Burns
as soon as the sale at Ontario is ne
gotiated. On the other hand, railroad
reports have it that the Judge and
party are coming over the O. R. &
N. at once. Judge Lovett has never
been in La Grande, and his visit is
conseauently of much Importance.
They were expected here today.
Local officials know nothing of the
pending change lp division points, and
it will make little difference to this
point.
TO BE n
COMMON TALK THAT MR. McCl'L
LEY WILL MOVE BANK -
Combination Institution to be Erect;
at Enterprise, say, isepons
Muskogee. Aug. 6. Senator Curtis,
hot Kansas,- was before the commiwee
Investigating the Gore cnargea wuaj.
and denied Senator Gor's charges
that he was Interested In the McMur
ray contracts on Indian lands In Ok
lahoma. He said: "I have never been
Interested in the McMurray contracts.
m ft member of the committee on
Indian affairs, and knew Murray and
finM. A far as I can remember
nver met Hamen. 'The committee
ovnflrta to finish today.
in Anril Taft said he aesirea w
RfiB Sherman and myself," said Curtis.
We went together to the White house
a ip.n'.abnii for Information re
Gasping for breath to revive punc
tured lungs, and notwithstanding a
slight Improvement this afternoon fol
lowing several hours of constant
Rinkin from the effect of injuries
sustained laBt night in a .quarrel witn
his son-in-law, William Porter Is said
to be dying thia afternoon, and few
honea for his recovery are held out,
He was shot over the right nipple by
law. Jess Parker, a well
IfcAtJ HVM "
Unnwn Elzln ' farmer. For several
months there has been "bad diooq
hetween them and Parker says there
have been threats 6f murder from the
Porter side cf -), trouble, rorter
th.t PnrVnr mistreated nis
FIRE FIGHTERS
iiFlJORDI
BEAVER CREEK WATEB SHEDS IN
MUCH DANGER
Crew ef Forty Men Taken Outx to
Burning Forest by AsrenU
ana urn . , claims inai rmB.c
gardlng the proposed granting of trlb- tnree.year-old son and after a series
NEW BAND LEADER HERE.
Prof. Hill of Toppenlsb, Wn Is now.
in Charge of Local Band.
Tim La Grande band held a rehear
sal last evening under the leadership
of Prof. Hill, the newly installed band
master. Mr. Hill is a musician of
rare ability, and he is commencing to
build up the efficiency of the band
from the bottom, and the band mem
bers are enthused over their new
leader's skill, and Interest. Mr. Hill is
a tailor and will locate here permanently.
HOSPITAL AT ENTERPRISE
Enterprise, Ore.; Aug. 6. Special.
It develops, if current testimony
Droves true, that the new bank to be
started in . Enterprise by alt Lake
City capital, will be' also a "combina
tlon,f of the new bank and one of
the present banks of Joseph, seven
miles from here This statement his
not been verified by any one connect
ed with the new' concern, but repeated
rumors come from somewhere, appar
ently everywhere, announcing that
the McCully bank of Joseph will move
to EntemrlBe. The McCully bank is
one of the oldest Institutions of Its
kind in Wallowa county. The F. D.
McCully mercantile company, control
ling the bank, was at one time In the
early days of the county perhaps, the
largest business firm here and in the
adjoining counties, having stores tit
the leading settlements within the
county. The firm had mall contracts
at nnA time from the main lines or
railroad to the Interior, and for yea '8
conducted a stage traffic without a
single-fatal accident or "hold-up,
during a quarter of a century when
accidents and hold-ups might have
been the most logical happenings pos
sible. The fact that they did not oc
cur, as rehearsed by many pioneers
here, shows good management. If ru
mor proves true, that this firm snouta
consolidate with Salt Lake city capi
tal in moving- the Joseph concern here
and establishing a new banking insri-
tutlon, the fact would greatly increase
the bank deDOsits of this city and al-2
many new banking customers to th.i
county seat.
al rolls and asked us what we thought
about it; I said I though It would be
o pvavft mistake for him to take any
other stand on the question." Curtis
declared Gore told the committee on
Indian affairs that certain man in
terested in the land deals was to get
two commissions.
Gore Answers Hamen.
"I am not surprised that one willing
to debauch, would be willing to ue
fame." was Gore's comment on Ham
on's testimony yesterday, in which the
witness intimated. Gore's charges
might have been made in the spirit of
r.or sent numerous telegrams last
night, and while it .is not known what
the nature of the messages were, it is
hfiileved he expects to show the nature
of telegraph correspondence between
certain congressmen and those inter
ested in the Indian contracts, and that
he is asking some jot these men to ap
pear before the committee.
Private Institution to be Put In 0 pew
tlon In Wallowa Metropolis.
Kntcrnrise. Ore.. Aug. 6. Special.-
A private hospital will be established
in thia city by Mr. and Mrs. H. .
Browning, the former a son of J. L.
' Browning, connected with the Enter
nrlse Mercantile and Milling com
pany in this city. Mr. and Mrs. S. N.
Browning have recently arrived to re
side here, Mrs. Browning being i
trained nurse The hospital grows out
of a public demand here, all persons
now and hitherto 111 and demanding
hosnital treatment, having been com
pelled to seek hospital quarters either
in La Grande or Portland.
Will Spend Summer Here.
Mrs. George Travis arrived last ev
enlng from Hobart. Oklahoma, to
anenA the summer with Judge
Knowles ad family.
BIG WINTER APPLE.
Imbier Orchard has Winter Variety of
Large Proportions Early
BUMPER WHEAT CROP
John Wells of Imbier Will Produce
a Remarkable Crop of Wheat
Amnne the banner stands of wheat
that are being harvested this week, is
that of John Wells near Imbier. Ttoe
ranch' consists of 400 acres and it is
averaging forty or more bushels to
the acre. The stand is remarkably
even and is credited with being one
hid finPRt wheat fields In Union
IS. V
county this year.
Allen & Leuls Car Here.
The Allen & Lewis touring car,
which is operated by Larry Larison, a
Portland drummer, is in La Grande
A winter variety of apples growing
on the Cleaver orchard at Imbier was
broueht to La Grande today. It meas
ures 12 Inches In circumference and
this so early in August is a remark
able Bize Indeed. There are several
on the trees of similar or even great
er size, and Indications point to an
enormous crop this fall.
New Thresher for Wallowa
Enterprise. Ore., Aug. 6. In veiifl
cation of the Increased wheat harvest
this vear over any preceding year, in
this county, another grain threshing
outfit has been received In Enterprise
hy C. S. Haney from the Chase com
pany of Racine, Wis. The outfit con
sists of traction engine, separator ano
water tanks and trucks.
of quarrels the men met' In the road
last night n the heat ot tne quarrei
guns were flashed, and Porter was
shot down. He was though to be ser
iously, but not fatally hurt last night,
but today the chances for recovery are
very few. '
Parker Has Hearing.
Parker was given a hearing In El
gin today and bound ovrr to the cir
cuit court on $10,000 . bonus, wnicn
will be liquidated this afternoon.
The bond was Increased when u
was learned that Porter Is dying. He
cannot speak and his physical condi
tion Is rapidly growing worse.
District Attorney Ivanhoe win go to
the scene of the shooting this after
noon and Dersonally inspect and ex
amine all matter pertaining to tne
affair.
Elein Is much excited, as both prln
rlnals are well-known people. The as
aoiiitep ia the son of Sam Parker, a
pioneer of Elgin. s ,
Parker aave .himself up to tne au
thoritles at Elgin last night and came
on to La Grande by automobile. He
was in charge of Constable , Tllden
Booth and the trip was made in the
Jessie Hlndman machine. The auth
orltles at Elgin were In error In send
ine Parker to La Grande, but he took
the mistake good naturedly and tnis
morning returned to Elgin, still In the
custody of the constable
District Attorney F. S. Ivanhoe and
Attorney T.'H. Crawford were aiso
with the party, the first as prosecutor
and the latter as counsel for the de
fense.
While Parker did noi authorize an
interview, he still maintained today
that he was Justified in the shooting
He claims there has been bad blood
hotnroon them, and that during tne
quarrel in the road last evening, Mr
today. The machine has Just com
retort a tvin tn Ttnlsfi. Burns in in
terior Oregon, and Joseph In the Wal-1 Porter suddenly placed his hand on
Iowa country. This Is a Maxweu car. nis nip, ana rainer, ucucvmi, ic
Portland wholesalers are rapidly com
ing to realize that the automobile is a
far more convenient and time-saving
method of travel than the train ser
vice formerly resorted to.
PUBLISH LAND DESCR1PTI0XS
The Obserer Today Gives Reader! a
Description of Wallowa Lands. .
Lands in Wallowa county that are
"to thrown open to settlement October
22. and entry November 21, are des
cribed in an official notice from the
department of the Interior today. The
exact boundaries of each parrel of
land In the opening are given.
sis of the quarrel had suddenly been
precipitated, quickly drew a .22 Rem
ington and opened, fire. Three shots
were fired, but only one took effect,
lodging in the breast near the region
of the lungs. He Immediately went
on to Elgin and surrendered to the
authorities, the trip to La 'Grande and
back again this morning, following.
This morning reports from Elgin
say that Porter is in a critical condi
tion.
' AS the outcome of a fl.aa race down
the mountainous and treacherous
trails tl La Grande from Beaver
Creek by Fdrest Ranger Thos. Par
ker last evening, about f) ty. men are
todav hurrying to the scene of a for
est fire recently springing into dan-
Ri7.e and location on Jordan
creek, and will Institute a systematic
warfare against the flames under the
direction of the government forest
ranger. .1; ' ,
Th fir ia working toward the
Beaver creek water sheds, and the for
est ranger, learning of the fact, Im
mediately hurried to La Grande and
with the assistance of the city admin
istration, recruited a force of men and
hurried back again to the fire.
Jordan creek is between the head
waters of Beaver creek and La Grande
and at the point where the fire is lo
cated, there is a divide between the
two streams of about a half mile to a
mile In width, and It Is on this ridge
that the fire Is now raging. Should
the flames reach the Beaver creek war
ter shed and burn over It, the creek
would be shorn of much timber pro
tection.
Thia afternoon there has been no
report from the scene of the fire, and
tt is hnnoi that the' small army of
Deonle hired by the city and the gov
ernment, will be able to forestall any
damage to the Beaver Creek shed.
Alarm Not Warranted.
Local people who are acquainted
with the ground on which the fire Ib
raging, say there is no alarming as-
necf to the blaze. While there will
be damage to the timber and some In-
Jury to the watershed protection
should the fire continue, there is no
alarm necessary as far as the water
supply Is concerned. No fire could
materially Injure La Grande's supply,
they say. and while of course the fire
should be fought, people should not
become excited over the danger to
the water system, for the danger of
nolution to water is trifling.
A great stack of commissary was
taken along. E. Polack was asked to
outline what Water Superintendent
H. C. Gllman and Forest Ranger
Parker, and their thirty-five assistants
wnniri nped to ea. and will not
be starvation while the men are strug
gllng with the flames.
Paris. Aug. . Hubert Latham,
At Mrs n Antoinette monoplane In
an 87-mlle race from Chalons to lany.
a suburb ot Paris, against Weyxnan,
th Atnartmn In a Farman blluane, '
was easily the victr today. Weyman
was out-distanced easily.
; . Lost in Fog.
Latham spent four hours flying In a
circle before he eucceeded In setting
a course for Paris. A heavy fog be
wildered the aviator and although he
flew low he was unable to find his
way. :'-.V. V''
Iatham left Chalons half an houf .
ahead 'tWeaau. Q It was,,not until ,
eleventmrty, near Nogent. mat m?
aviator got his bearings. He imme
diately set out toward Paris at a forty-mile
speed. The prize was th
Falco two thousand dollar purse. "
Death of Tbelma Haynes.
Thelma Haynes, three-year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E.
Haynes, died on the morning ot-Aug-.
ust 5, after an Illness of several days
duration, of some : kind of spinal
tdouble. ; "'
Little Thelma was a bright, win
some, lovable little girl, a favorite
with all. The bereaved parents have
the sympathies of our people in their
great affliction. The funeral will be
held at the undertaking parlors at 2
o'clock p. m. Saturday. Union Scout.
PROGRAM IS READY.
Law nforcement League Will Meet
Tomorrow Evening to Elect Officers
Election of Law Enforcement of fi
lers, and a program of speeches and
music has been outlined for the mase
meeting tomorrow night. The pro
gram as follows:
Chalrmau. W. S. Seamann.
Music by combined choirs of the
city churches. '
Prayer Rev. Ford Ellis.
Solo Mrs. A. L. Richardson.
Appointment of nomination commit
tee.
Music by choir.
Address "Law Enforcement" A. S
GeddeB.
Special song, solo and chorus.
Short talks by citizens.
Male quartet. 1 ,
Address W. S. Seemann. .
Election ot officers for law and en-.
forcement league for the ensuing year.
Male quartet. .
Closing song by choir.
Benediction H. E. McLeod.
Crlppen Cellar Body a Woman.
London, Aug. 6. The body found In
the cellar of the Crlppen home was
that of a woman, according to Dr.
Pepper, the London chemist. He says
Important Notice.
County Clerk Ed Wright will hate
the registration books in the rear
room of the United States National
bank, beginning Wednesday evening
at 5 o'clock. '
BACK TO LA GRANDE FOR HIM.
William Luchman Sees Other Points
and Compares
William Luchman, of Rock Island.
Illinois, who has been In the north-:
west for a few days looking at the
country, returned this morning to La
Grande stating this is by far the best,
country he has seen In ail of his trip.
He carefully compared all other
points with this section of Oregon
which has convinced that this offers
the best opportunity for Investment
He will remftln here for a short time
and then return to his home in Illi
nois and In all probability arrange V
locate In the Grande Ronde valley or
i Wallowa county.
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