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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1911)
7 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER TTTTTT?ST)AV .TA"MTTAPVio ion t a riv z ISIS TOSKIT'j FIDtUU Beaus Not Wanted. . The Pinkerton Man Powers. At? Cedar Ridge Neater. .' .'. ThevSherlff and the Detective Champion. Beautiful dishes given to lady patrons of the matinee. See dis play In lobby. - 1118111 IBc- iqMls ! Haradon's Tru-Fruit Chacolates. Made just right At all of the leading confectioners. ' - Auto and Bicycle Garage. I repair everything, Umbrellas, ' phonographs, sewing machines, typewriters, stoves and guns. Shears and knives sharp ened, skates hollow, ground, saws fil ed and set and soldering of all kinds done. I repair granite wair, make and fit keys, repair, locks. I carry a full line of flash lights and their sup plies. Phone, Main 73T. 309 Fir street CITY S' CAVANGER Joseph Turn bull, city scavenger. Anyone want ing my service call up City Recor der's office. ' - - . Don't let your horses step on the Icy street. Antl Slip shoeing. R. A. Mastersonil -..A'; ' Black Orphington cockrels for sale also eggs In season. R. A, Master son, 1705 North Spruce St $V'W:-'- PERSONALS. Q Vv -;'.' Attorney. C. H. Finn arrived this morning from Portland to attend to legal matters In the city. , ' 1 District Attorney F. S. Ivanhoe left last evening for Salem to spend a week with the lawmakers. Mrs White, a sister of Mrs. D. C. Brlschoux has been at the Savoy as a guest of Mrs. Brlschoux. She lives at Enterprise. . ' . ' f. Rev. Milllgan, the synodlcal mis sionary for the Bt'ate of Oreoij, pass ed through this city today on his way to Baker. , . , ; A card to friends here from Low Zundel who is at Los Angeles states that the weather is ideal there and bathing is a favorite pastime. Be Corset-Happy When you decide to be corset happy, come and be fitted In the ace-ln-front Gossard. There is 4t model In the Gossard to . show off to best advantage your special . type of figure. $3X0 to $5.00. Mrs.Robert Pattison i Pn05E BLACK 1181. Joe Ebereole is ill at Rondowa, ac cording ot some of his friends who came In this afternoon from there. -H. H. Scudder, district representa tive tor the Spokesman-Review, ar rived this morning to' attend to busi ness matters. : : '.: George H. Bluhm of Medford and Clarence Robertson of Monument, made desert claim entries at the land office today. .; . Carl Taylor, nephew ofjilr. and Mrs. D. H. Steward, has returned .to his home in Portland after a short visit here. .' - : . : " .' . ' ' Messrs. Sears and Whitlock of the Coast Bridge company were In the city conrernng witn County Judge Henry. They have been touring eastern Oregon..--" Joseph Conner of Hep pner, Charles Simmons of Enterprise, H. C. xCurrln of Heppner and Bert Harris of Holden all made homestead "entries at the Un ited States land office this morning. " There will be a farewell party giv en in' honor of JoS. M. Splkef, who is to leave Jan. 16 for a mission to the Samoan Islands in the L. D. 8. amuse ment Jna. 13. All are most cordially invited. ' ZJ'AZ-A'-' Miss Rose Neafus has been very sick with typhoid fever at the home of Mrs. T. O.'Bramwell. The physician arid nurse in attendance states that she is on the road to recovery and tninKs sne will be out again In a few 'days.,;'-;; a? , A- -v,;"-? , ZA:A ; Wl D. Stem and C. A. Phlpps, the former of Kansas City and the latter a Sunday school worker of the north west have completed a very success ful Sunday school rally in this city and left for Baker today where they will conduct a' similar meeting. ' V A. Buckley, assistant superintendent of the O-W with headquarters in 'La Grande," came over from that city yes terday and' was one of the loyal mem bers of the antlered herd at the stag party last evening. Pendleton r East Oregonlan. ' :, ' 1 TO E MAED OF INQUIRY RETURNS ITS VERDICT. " . Conductor. Blamed for' Controbntary Kegligence in the Case. The board of inquiry looking into the causes of the rear end wreck at Pleasant Valley when a caboose was lifted and thrown on a coal car, has made Its report as follows; ' . " ; La Grande, Ore., Jan. 10 The re sult of the board of Inquiry in the rear end collision of extra .354 and 368 one mile east of Encina,' at. 9:40 a. m. January 1. 1911. The board con sisted of the following men: Mr. A. Buckley, Asst. Supt O. R. & N Co. Mr. J. H. Watson, Division Foreman O. W. R. & N. Co., Mr. J. Campbell, County Supt. of BrldgesMr. F, Gas kell, Merchant, : Mr. L. Bodmer; far mer. ' , ' Engine 354 with Engineer- SwaiV son In charge, ran into the rear of Ex tra 368, at a point one-mile east of Encina, ran by a block signal at dan ger at a point one-halt mile east of 354 and freight car to'. the' extent. of $437.00;. . yeT slightly Injuring fire man who -was deadheading on extra 368.' :,v . - ;.''-- - After a thorough, investigation ; we find that Engineer 'Swanson is re sponsible for this, accident for not having his engine under control, and for running by a block signal at dan ger and Conductor Hall onrextra 368, contributary negligent for not having a thoroulgh understanding with - En gineer Swanson. (Contnued from Page 4.) all convicts confined in the peniten tiary of the state (except only such as may be required to do the neces sary work in and around the penl .tentlary and the .farms and grounds connected therewith) ' shall hereafter be employed in work upon the pub lic roads in this state ..which work Bball include the preparation of road making material, and to that end for that purpose all convicts now or hereafter confined in the penitentiary of this state, save only such as, above excepted, shall be under the control management and direction of the State Highway Board for the pur pose of this Act t ' '. Section 2. in. nntir In atRtA hall have and is hereby granted the right to se- ENGINEER 1 cure such , number of said convicts ' ...'J . .. ' for labor upon Its public roads or in the preparation of road-maklag; ma terial as in the Judgment of tha State highway Board it may be able prop-.' erly to guard, care for and employ. Any county desiring to secure such convicts shall, by its county court or board of county commissioners, make written request ' therefore .to the State Highway Board, which, request shall state the number of such con victs desired by said county. These requests shall be numbered in order by said Board and shall be filed and acted upon la the order In which they are received. Immediately upon the receipt of such request th State Highway Board shall ascertain , the facilities of such county for keeping, caring for and guarding the convicts requested, and If the Board shall be satisfied that such county can safely keep, care for and , guard such con victs, It shall, by written, orde., di rect that they be taken to such coun ty to work upon the public roads, whkh order .shall specify the names of the men to be taken. This-order shall be entered In a record to be kept by said Board, and a copy there of certified to by one of the members of the Board .shall be authority for the Superintendent of the Peniten tiary to deliver to the nearer thereof the convtots (inroad '- kM tt..-. taking such order, said Board shall designate Jhe minimum number of guards to be employed In guarding and caring ' for said convicts;' and shall appoint one of such guards who shall have the general control and supervision thereof.. The Board shall havfe general supervision' over . all Convicts taken by any county,, and whenever in its opinion tney are not properly guarded or cared, for, may revoke theorder by which they were obtained, and require that they be returned to the penitentiary. ' Any county may at any time re turn any or all the convicts obtained by It to the penitentiary. Each coun ty shall pay all the expenses incident to taking andkeeplng and returning all convlctstaken by it, from the time they are taken until they are either 'discharged or are- returned to the penitentiary. ; The-; right; of the several counties to secure the labor of convicts, as herein provided, shall be paramount to all other methods of work as In thte Act provided. : '' '., .' ' Section 8. " All convicts, save only such as are excepted by Section one (1 ) of this Act, not in service In some county, as provided in Section two of this Act. shall be worked on the public roads of this state, or In the preparation of road-makjng material, under the di. rect management and control . of the State ighway Board and the State Highway Commfroioner. . If a suffic ient number of convicts are available, the Board shall establish at least three central camps or stations for the crushing of rock, suitable for the construction of macadamized roads, one in Southern Oregon, one in the Willamette valley, and one In East ern Oregon; and such board may es tablish as many similar camps or stations in such parts of the state' as the Board may select, as can be sup plied with convicts not taken under the, provisions of Section two (2) of thli 'Act' If there are not enough convicts available for three such camps or stations, then such Board shall establish such'tmmber as can be supplied with convicts at such of the above named places as it may designate. These camps or stations shall be as near central to the sec tion of the county in which they are located as is practicable, and ; each shall be equipped with suitable and proper appliances and machinery for quarrying and crushing rock and pre paring it for the construction of ma cadamized rocks', according to the most modern and scientific principles of road construction. The rock thus prepared shall be delivered at actual cost to any county in the state, under the following provisions and ' upon the following conditions: . Any coun ty desiring to procure prepared rock for' making permanent roads shall, by its county court or board of com missioners, present a written re quest to that eect to the State High way; Board, stating therein the quan iijrV of rock desired, the, quantity it can, take each day1 and when It de sires !;to begin receiving said rock. These 'requests shall be filed, num bered in order and acted upon In the order in which they'ard rweivftd, so as to effect an equitable dtetrlbutloh of the output of the several camps. " Section 4. ' In carrying out the provisions of A I A . J. iL TTrflAwuM 1aAI In I ln, . IB" Biai" Iii8'iajr uumu hereby authorized and empowered to r n . i;cQiOD(u3ffiiry EXTRAORDINARY VALUES TODAY IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. A GREAT SAVING FROM ONE FOURTH TO ONE-HALF ON SEASON A- BLE MERCHANDISE One Lot of Misses' ; Coats on Sale at Special Price of y2 Off. . ....... f ;' - All Furs and Fur Coats at a Saving From 25 Per Cent to 33 1-3 Per Cent 1 One Lot of Boys' Overcoats at Price, f Sizes, 9 to 15 Years, During Out Janu ' arrr Cola ". - '. -': One Lot of Boys Suits, Two Piece, at V Price: Afire 3 to 16. Durino Our SftlA fi. ' r:: .y Three Lots of Boys' Heavy Shoe3 at $1.23, $1.33 and $1.79 During Our Sale. i ise winaows. , 1 Tjf ftf Man'fl TTirrVi 'T' $2.48 to $3.95, During Our tt January. . Special Sale Prices ' on all Nickel-Plated Ware of 20 Per. Cent off I Regular Price. ;o 'X: Watch i Our Windows for January m QUALITY T,HR t ' employ and discharge such cinl en All such rulea and regulations shall glneers, superintendents, ,!; foremen, be In writing and a copy thereof shall guards, and other assistants as may be furniBhed to anyone upon appll be necessary, to purchase such ma cation therefor. ' , ; ;., chinery, tools, Implements, supplies, ;: Section 7; ' I ' ; and materials as may be necessary, v " The State Highway : Board shall and to make such other expenditures have the power to prescribe rules for as may be required in ' carrying on giving credits to the convicts, provide such work. The Boivd shall have the power to fix the salary or compensa tion to be paid those who are ' em ployed, but no greater salary or com pensation shall be paid than Is gen erally paid by others for like ser vices.; ':''.):.'.; ' .' ;." Z ' i ", ' , Section 5.' Z " The State Highway . Board Bhall have the right, and Is hereby grant ed the power to take from the peni tentiary of this state such convicts serving sentences therein as it may desire, for the purposes of this Act. The Superintendent or other author ity having charge of the penitentiary shall afford the State Highway Boarcl every opportunity to see," confer with and examine the convicts under his charge; he shall furnish the mem bers of the Board all information in his possession respecting, them, and deliver to the Board, or to such per sons as it may direct, all convicts asked for by the Board, and at all times ' render every assistance in his power In furtherance of the ,work of the work of the Board. After the con victs shall have been delivered to the Board they shall, unless again re turned to the penitentiary, be under the entire and exclusive management and direction of the Board,' or the county (subject to the supervision of the Board) to which they may be de livered. .The Board may at any time return a. convict to. the penitentiary and the Superintendent or other au thority in charge of that Institution shall thereupon receive and care for such convict the same as if he had never been taken J therefrom, and when the term or sentence of any convict hsall have expired, he shall be returned to the penitentiary to be there"discharged. - . 1 : Section ft. ' The State Highway Board shall have the power to make such rules j and regulations as may be necessary ' . Jala . Ii. l J. I I J. j to raCUliaie US worn, hoi jucuJiaibi- eat; witn the prov isions of this Act. f O on LOH DURING OUR JANIZARY dry goods. All Ladies' Trimmed Hats at Prico and Less During Our Sale. GENTS' FURNISHINGS All Me&'s Woll Mackinaw; $6.00 and $6.50 Values at $175, During Our Jan uary Special Sale. All Men's and Boys' Sweater Coats at January,. Sale. : ' ; ; jy f, ' SHOES A Few Other Lots of Shoes Below Cost of Manufacturing During Our January Special Sale. ' ; y . One Lot of Misses' Patent Leather , Shoes at $1.28: ; Sizes to No. 2, During Our. Sale, i , ; - Clinnn TT'vm Sale. x-z Z Per Cent. , SAME ' r- 1 "f ' punishment for violation of such, rea sonable rules and regulations as may be made for their goernment, but no provision for punishment shall be carried out unless such ' provision shall first be approved by the Govern or. . ; Every convict 'employed under any of the provisions of this Act who is able to work and who shall refuse to do so. shall during the time of Buch refusal receive no food except bread and water, :-. . -.)! : .v--'v c .Section 8. '-'-, -.' The State ' Highway :, Board , shall meet as often &a necessary for carry ing out the provisions of this Act, and shall keep full and complete minutes of each meeting. A full and complete record shall be kept of all officers and employes appointed and the, sal ary paid each, and of all machinery, tools, Implements and supplies pur chased with the price there, together with all expenses of every kind, all in' detail and so aggregated and ar ranged as that each expenditure shall be clearly shown. On or before the 10th of each month the Board shall prepare a full, complete and detailed statement of the previous month, 'as aforesaid, which shall be filed with the Secretary of Staie, who ' shall thereupon Issue warrants V In pay- ment of the amounts due , as shown Ii NOWgIS THE TIME TO ? 5 Look After That Eve Trough j f Kamv weather will tec in soon. We f Rainy weather will set in soon. We have plumbing fixtures of all kinds. Trszt nnti see. '! .. . "! ' - -? ." 'r BflV 6 ZWFL i 5:-.' ' IWALL LINES at 4 1t V I SPECIAL SALE -V':-.:--. Ladies' Waists at a Saying from 1-4 to i 1-3 During Our January Special Sale. ! ' ' The Celebrated Horse Shoe Brand of jl zzZZ' :kS.,iv; ,.'.-. Special Prices PRICES LESS it t p v t" 'a1 by said statement. All records ot the Board and all papers, letters and accounts are hereby declared to be public records, 'and open ' to Inspec tion by, every citizen of the state." , Section D. . All roads constructed wholy or In part by the labor of convicts or by material 'prepared and furnished as provided by this Act shall be con structed according to the best and most scientific method of road con struction, and so as to make them as 'permanent and durable as possible, and no part of such road Bhall be constructed ' upon ; a greater grade than seven ner.cent exceDt bv dlren. I tlon of the State Highway Board, and all such, roads shall be constructed under the exclusive direction and control of the State Highway Com-. mlBsIoher; but the county court of each county shall have the exclusive power .. to designate the location of the road to be constructed. : 'Z' y ' Section 10. '.:' For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, there la hereby appropriated the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), or as much thereof as may be necessary, f - , Section 11. All laws which provide for the la bor of the convicts in the peniten tiary, except only such' labor as is necessary In and around the peni tentiary or the grounds or farms con-. nwed therewith, all laws which pro vide for cantractlng the labor of the ccnvlcts, and all laws and parts, of Jnws inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, ! 1 1 ' .1 i A- SI t L I. , ... ,. . ; t..:...r.:;iH:-(!;.j r.-a-awv IZXZVZZZ-::"-:;.-'